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Ohio's dismal infant-mortality rates are attracting more attention from state lawmakers and the state health director as they look for ways to ensure that women are delivering healthier babies and keeping them that way.
In 2010, 1,068 babies died in Ohio before their first birthdays. The state's infant-mortality rate of 7.7 per 1,000 births ranked it 48th in the nation. While the national rate dropped by 11 percent from 2000 to 2010, it increased 3 percent in Ohio.
Ohio's preliminary 2011 infant-mortality rate is even higher: 7.9 percent.
With seven medical schools, nursing schools, medical-research facilities and a variety of high-quality hospitals, "it's a surprise to everyone that our outcomes really aren't indicative of the capability we have in our delivery system," said Dr. Ted Wymyslo, director of the Ohio Department of Health. "This is not just a problem of delivery rooms."
Wymyslo is partnering with CityMatch, a national organization focused on health-care delivery to urban women and families, for a three-year project designed to reduce the substantial disparities between white and black infant-mortality rates. Focused on the state's nine largest counties, the collaboration will seek ways to address why a black infant has 2.5 times the risk of dying in Ohio as a white infant.
Meanwhile, Sens. Shannon Jones, R-Springboro, and Charleta B. Tavares, D-Columbus, announced a bipartisan effort to hold committee hearings across the state starting in late August to gather information and raise awareness of infant mortality.
"It's beyond time for legislators to educate themselves about this challenge and learn what's happening in the communities and how we can change those statistics," Jones said.
Ohio's mortality rate for black infants ranks 49th nationally.
"It takes a village to correct these health disparities. It's all of us, not just the health community," Tavares said. "There has to be the political will and a community will to make the changes that we want."
Wymyslo said there is no clear reason why Ohio's infant-mortality rate is so much worse than the national rate.
"In the shadows of some of our best academic medical centers, these deaths are occurring," he said. "We have to believe some of it relates to access to care. There is a lot of disparity in those areas."
CityMatch has been working nationwide on the infant-mortality issue for years, and they have proven interventions, Wymyslo said. "What I don't want to do is put fancier, neater things in place that don't work."
The state has been taking steps to deal with infant mortality, including more than $3 million per year in the latest budget aimed at infant vitality, newborn screenings for immune deficiency and congenital heart defects, prenatal smoking cessation and an awareness campaign to have babies sleep alone, on their backs.
"This is an awareness problem, first and foremost," Wymyslo said.


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Officials with the Blue Ball Open presented the Parkview Foundation with a check in the amount of $6,200 in support of prostate cancer research. The donation will be appropriated to the Parkview Research Center to help fund ongoing and future prostate cancer research.
"From time to time, I relive the fear of the day I first learned I had prostate cancer. It's because of the awareness campaigns in place that I even thought to be tested," said Kent Hormann, Blue Ball Open Co-Chair. "Donating the proceeds from our most recent Blue Ball Golf Outing to Parkview is special for me. Parkview saved my life and it makes sense to donate these dollars to help raise awareness of and fight against prostate cancer."
The Blue Ball Open is a local golf outing focused on raising funds to support education and awareness of prostate cancer. 100% of the funds raised each year are given to outreach programs and services in the Fort Wayne area that support men who are dealing with a prostate cancer diagnosis.
"Awareness of the importance of PSA screenings is critical to catching and treating this potentially deadly cancer but the issue that matters most to men diagnosed with the disease is finding better ways to diagnose and treat," expressed Cynthia Cornwell, Blue Ball Open Co-Chair. "That is why we have chosen to donate and support Parkview's prostate cancer research. It is up to the researchers to find that life-saving intervention."
"Community support from philanthropic events like the Blue Ball Open is invaluable for not only the success of the Parkview Research Center, but also the success of the research being conducted for the benefit of our patients and the medical community," said Michael J. Mirro, MD, FACC, Medical Director of Parkview Research Center.
Parkview Research Center is currently conducting eight unique prostate cancer treatment studies in addition to a Prostate Cancer Survivorship research study. The Survivorship Program focuses on spiritual, psychological, physical and financial adjustments prostate cancer survivors face after treatment is complete. The program's vision is in alignment with the Parkview Research Center's Cancer Program Accredidation through the American College of Surgeons.

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Tucumcari Recreation Department is currently registering fifth and sixth grade girls and boys for basketball.
According to representatives, the fee is $25.
Registration is being done at the Recreation center from 3-9 p.m. from Monday, Dec. 13 through Friday, Jan. 7.
Representatives of the recreation department said the department is also seeking coaches for the different teams which will be formed.
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I starting making some crafts to sell at a sorority store around campus, and realized there would be a pretty good online market, so I was wondering a good way to get in contact with product wholesalers to sell online? Any other web start up advice would be appreciated. Also, annoying second question: Is it possible to pour your own pewter keychains? Each sorority has their own symbol (lyre, crown, arrow, kite, etc.) and I was wondering they would be possible to make.
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Sitting Around The Pool - September 27, 2002
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The past two weeks have been the essence of what cruising the San Blas is about. We've firmly planted our hook in a bunch of gorgeous anchorages, all of them well protected from the ocean swell by circles of reefs and cays. Breezes waft down our hatches unobstructed. The occasional rain shower keeps our tanks full. We've spent our days diving and snorkeling, slowly working through the normal routine of boat projects—one always pops up as soon as the one before it is solved—hanging out together, and with new and old friends. Regularly, ulus come up to Ithaka, rowed or sailed by Kunas selling their freshly caught fish or crab.
photo courtesy of Karen Wolfe
|Each of the San Blas islands is unique, and picture-postcard beautiful.
Erwin's a doer, and we had an enormous number of interests in common—books, political orientation, humor, ideas. An engineer by training, and a computer software designer by profession, he loves to take things apart, figure them out, and put them back together, making him a curiosity (and a great help) to Douglas. Also an avid diver and spear-fisherman, he's been here now for about four months. From the moment we met him we've spent even more time than usual face-down in the water exploring places he'd already sussed out, and that we hadn't found yet. I was pretty excited about that. And with Erwin and Douglas on the program, and each egging the other on to free-dive deeper and longer, we all always came back from our diving excursions with fish for dinner.
|Douglas and Erwin kick back aboard Ithaka. The two liked to do their boat projects together, then go fishing.
Off and on, Ithaka and Dutchess have remained together for several weeks, meandering here and there, but mostly staying put when we liked a place. One day, Erwin told us he wanted to show us a secluded anchorage behind Niakalubir in the central Holandes, a place he'd explored and enjoyed before.
"The fishing's terrific in the strong current between the reefs," he said, trying to entice us. "No one ever anchors in there because, if you don't know the way, it's pretty tricky to get through the reef, and to squeak around all the coral heads." These dangers made us hesitate at first, although, naturally, challenges such as these pose no obstacle for Erwin. In fact, he seems to get a sparkle in his eye when discussing dodgy prospects. Emboldened (OK, shamed) by his stirring confidence, we said we'd give it a try on the next calm, bright day.
Mola by Lisa Harris
|The boys went scuba diving to explore the reefs, and to catch dinner.
The anchorage into which we tiptoed, where Dutchess was anchored waiting for us, was indeed a two-mile meandering path through two vast reef systems. But the day was calm and clear, and with the sun at our backs the darker patchy colors of the reef were visible against the sandier clear path. We turned this way and that along the liquid path and finally made it in without incident, with Douglas up at the first spreaders and Barry probably thinking such maneuvers were a normal matter of course on Ithaka. Hardly! When we'd passed through the worst of it, I glanced back over my shoulder, into the sun and toward the reef from which we'd just emerged. All I could see was blinding glare—no reef at all was visible from that direction—a sobering reminder of the importance of a cloudless sky, and the sun behind you, when you want to undertake such negotiations.
|Barry and our soon-to-be dinner of Kuna crab
After a couple days, we moved on, to show Barry a different world. Splitting from Dutchess, we set out for the Lemon Cays, to introduce him to a couple of families we'd gotten to know there. Sitting in the huts of the Hernandez and Campos families, he got to see what real life is like in Kuna Yala. The Kuna women showed him how a high-quality mola is made, and he got a feel for how things are here. And, of course, then we took him to the liquid turquoise of the famous Swimming Pool.
During the week, as we snorkeled the reefs almost every day, I loved showing Barry how the colorful little Christmas-tree worms who live on the coral heads, with their beautiful rainbow of blooms, quickly retract into a hard nub when you put your finger near them and tickle the water, then how they emerge and bloom again as you hover and watch. I showed him the fish "cleaning" stations, and how the bigger fish go there to have the little fish nibble away at their scales. I showed him how the peaceful nurse sharks sleep under the coral shelves, and how you free dive down to find them. Thrillingly, spotted eagle rays often soared by us, a show of grace and dramatic effect that always takes my breath away. I could see through Barry's mask that his eyes were wide.
|The turquoise water of The Swimming Pool, where Ithaka is suspended in 12 feet, and we can see everything on the bottom as clear as can be.
Ithaka was a tomb after Barry left. After his plane take off, we did the same, back to The Swimming Pool for the Monday night get-together. Often such social events send us fleeing in the opposite direction, but this week we were still feeling like social gadflies.
When we'd arrived in the San Blas three months before, we'd enjoyed our first Monday night experience in The Pool, and meeting some of the other cruisers. They'd come from throughout the archipelago to gather for the get-together at 5:00 on Potluck Island. We hadn't been in this neighborhood since then, and it was nice to rejoin the group. Now their names and boats were familiar, as we'd crossed paths with many of them and heard them on the VHF and the Panama Connection HF net.
Photo courtesy of Marty Baker
|One Kuna Yala beach is more beautiful than the next, and all invite long strolls in the surf.
Today, Ithaka is anchored in 12 feet, in the magnificent swath of turquoise water that gives The Swimming Pool it's nickname, and that wraps itself around Potluck Island. This swath is where the cruising boats like to drop their hooks. We anchored at the back of the group, one of the last stragglers in. Ahead of us are an interesting collection of cruising boats, some pristine and new looking, some a bit more battle-worn, all with hailing ports from all over the world. There's Gloria and Mike on Windfree, Herb and Margo on Bokonon, Reg and Debbie on Runner, Dan on Caliope; Yariv and Iris on Karni—these folks are the regulars here in the eastern San Blas; all of them have been coming to this very spot for a few years.
|Karin and Carl on Reliance set out from San Fransisco on their 46-footer (the first boat they'd ever owned!), and learned to sail along the way.
At 5:00, we bundled into a carry-bag our curried-lentil dip and garlic bread, and our Merlot and glasses, climbed into the dink, and puttered across The Pool to the island. The get-together was already in full swing, and although there were lots of topics bandying about, the prevailing ones around the bonfire were the Middle East and the tanking stock market. Lots of cruisers are nervous these days, as many have their 401Ks and savings largely tied up in the market, and without paying jobs it's nerve-racking, to say the least, to watch reservoirs evaporate. Barry, Erwin, Douglas, and I have had this conversation several times over the past two weeks, trying to reconcile our shrinking savings against our plans for the future.
Having Barry with us was eye-opening in another way as well. He brought with him all kinds of news magazines containing political and economic analysis, and these have been sobering. I'd been starved for such news and insight, and the BBC and NPR radio reports are good, but often hard to get clearly, and just not enough.
Photo courtesy of Karen Wolfe
|Kuna women wearing their most precious traditional breast-plate jewelry
"Our savings have taken a hit, like everybody else's," said Roy, "but we have very few expenses out here. We'll manage."
"At least it's a lot cheaper to live on a cruising boat than it was to live back home," said Carl. "And this is a lot more fun."
"We're soooo lucky," said Margo.
Everyone nodded. Our thoughts and plans swirling in our heads, we watched the bonfire reaching for the sky.
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The San Blas Islands, although isolated culturally, are located close enough to the mainland of Panama that traveling there is relatively easy. If you're cruising your own boat, and you'd like guests to join you from the United States or Europe, there are many convenient options. If you'd like to charter, there are two options.
Flying Guests In
There are airstrips all along the mainland of the San Blas, which are serviced by commercial flights originating in Panama City. A one-way ticket is about $30 and can be purchased a day in advance. Most cruisers in the western San Blas use the airports at Nargana and Porvenir for picking up and dropping off their guests.
Chartering in the San Blas
There are two options, both are crewed, and excellent value:
1) San Blas Sailing Specializing in charters from two to 14 days on mid-size, somewhat basic boats sailed by their live-aboard owners, explorations of the reefs and some of the 368 islands, visits to remote Kuna villages, snorkeling, fishing, and kayaking. (All equipment is onboard.) Also available is a 65-foot powerboat, and a large catamaran, which also charter on the west coast of Panama, and on which guests can do a Panama Canal Transit. Contact SBS in Panama City: Tel/fax: (507) 214-3446 or (507) 687-8521. Website: www.SanBlasSailing.com. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Sewell named to top Optimist Club post
Long-time Optimist Club member and Senoia resident Hal Sewell has been elected to serve as Governor-Elect of Georgia District of Optimist International beginning Oct. 1.
"I'm very proud of what Optimist International does to help youth and the clubs' local communities around the world," Sewell told Optimist members at a recent statewide meeting. "I am humbled that you have asked me to take this position. I'll also tell you, I'm more than a little nervous and scared. I only ask for your support as we all work together to bring out the best in kids. With your help and God's strength, we will achieve greatness together."
Sewell was nominated by the district's Candidate Qualifications Committee, headed this year by Mark Shriver, a past president of the Optimist International organization headquartered in St. Louis, Illinois.
Sewell first joined Optimist International in June 1985 when the Optimist Club of Senoia was chartered. He served as the new club's charter president and has served the club as president on a number of other occasions.
On two occasions Sewell served the Georgia District as Lt. Governor for the local Zone that currently includes Optimist Clubs in Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Senoia, Newnan, LaGrange and Columbus.


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Q: CL wrote,
I have a Betta, my first fish. He is in a three gallon tank that has a filter and light. It's the Eclipse System Tank and has a replaceable carbon filter. I feed him freeze dried blood worms. I see that after looking at your blog that is not good and I am changing that to frozen. He is a beautiful deep purplish blue with a black velvet head. Well, until two days ago. I noticed his top fin feathers changed to white then seem to get bigger and looked rather lavender but still edged in white. His black head first started getting golden rings around his eyes. Now today his head looks like it has reddish spots almost like he rubbed it off. I put in Betta Fix last night in his tank. After looking over your blog I am not sure I doing the right thing. He swims, begs for food and seems happy but he is looking rather shabby. I also read in your blog to take out the carbon filter before treating the water but I didn't do that because I didn't know until today that I should have done that. Will that hurt him more? (I was also overfeeding him) Someone said maybe he was conditioning.
Your blog has helped me in so many ways. It is wonderful and I sure thank you for your time and caring.
A: Thanks for writing in. Looking at the photos and description you provided I can't tell for certain that anything is really wrong. The whitish/purple coloration on the fins and red coloring on the head could certainly be indicative of natural coloration. It's very common for a Betta's coloration to change shortly after you bring him home. When the fish goes from cold dirty water at the store and is placed in a clean warm environment their true colors begin to intensify in their vibrancy and often the change can be quite drastic. I have observed this color change happen anywhere from the first couple of days up to a month or more after arrival. As Bettas age, their color changes as well so you may notice even more surprises over the next year. When the fish reaches the end of his natural life you may again notice the color changing but this time it will become dull and faded.
Just to be on the safe side, I recommend doing the usual water tests just to make sure there isn't anything off. It's good to do them regularly anyway, especially when the tank is just getting established. The most important tests for your set up are ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, gh and kh. For more information on water parameters visit: All About Water
To touch on your feeding question, frozen blood worms are a great source of food but alone they don't make a complete and balanced diet. The freeze dried ones aren't all bad but they can cause constipation if overfed and tend to hold in water. Just be careful to only feed a couple at a time and soak them in a cup of tank water for 10 minutes or so before feeding. You may want to mix in a couple of other types of food just to make sure your Betta is getting a good variety. For food ideas check out the Feeding page on Nippyfish.net.
Thanks for your email and congratulations on your first Betta.
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I have (had) a blue marbled male betta. He ate 7 Betta bits when I first brought him home (starving) and he wouldn't touch them after.
I switched to freeze dried blood worms (which he loves) and his color changed…the white marbling turned dull blue (blackish) and his blue body color faded to dull too.
I finally got my Betta to eat color-enhancing flakes…his blue color is brighter (body and fins)but the white hasn't come back.
I have pictures…
The flakes are usually fortified with vitamins and minerals and while they have their problems too, they do offer a more complete diet than the blood worms alone. I could see how your fish may not do so hot on just the worms.
Hey, if you want to email your photos, I will post them on the blog for you.
About a month ago i bought a blue veil tail betta. after about a week his color started to lighten (his tail almost clear looking). At first he was a deep royal blue color with a black head but now his body is much lighter and his head isnt black at all. I clean his bowl every week so hes not swimming in dirty water and he eats a lot so i dont think hes losing color because hes ill. Also, the confusing part is when i moved his bowl to where there was more light his colors went back to normal and then a couple days later he turned light again. I dont understand why this is happening…
I have a 2 year old Crown-tail Betta and I recently(a month and a half ago) moved his tank out of a partial sunlit area. Since then I have noticed his body, which has been a deep indigo color since I brought him home, has turned the same rusty color as his tail. I know Bettas can change color as they get older especially since mine is a "pet store mutt" but I was wondering if the lack of natural sunlight could have caused this relatively(for Oskar) quick transformation? Just for reference he lives in a 3 gallon tank kept at 84 degrees no filter, his body has not dulled or grayed, his fins are perfect, he is active and his diet consists mainly of Betta pellets, though I do supplement with peas and color enhancing flakes.
This sounds like the Velvet disease…
I have a young male veil tail Betta who is recovering from a mild case of fin rot(nobody took special care of him while i was in the hospital) but even though his fins are growing back at a remarkable rate his beautiful turquoise color is down to multiple colors. His head is now a yellow gold sort of color his fins r a mix of red white and the original turquoise and his body is a slight pink and blue mix. He literally looks like a rainbow now. He lives in a once gallon tank alone with fake plants…I had to take the real one out due to constant water changes for the fin rot…and he is still on the aquarium salt treatment. He has always been a very picky eater, he only eats the pellets and he eats like a pig. I never have him in direct sunlight and he swims energetically and seems happy but I'm worried about his color change. I purchased him a few months ago from Petco and since I've had him he has grown quiet a bit so I know that he is not that old. I condition his water with Aqueon Betta Bowl Plus which is suppose to promote proper health, color and natural slime coat protection. Before the product worked fine but now….he is a rainbow. What is wrong and what should i do to help him LOOK his best again? please email me your advice at firstname.lastname@example.com because I check that daily. Thank you!
my brother get a double tail betta at a petstore. he didn't listen to my advice on how to care for one properly. I bugger the crud out of him for about a month (in that time, he never did a waterchange. the water reeked and the fish was lethargic) and finally he said: "if you want it, take it! jeezus! leave me alone!"
I immediately put it in a heated and cycled 20 gallon (with some tetras in it), and about two weeks later, his colors DRASTICALLY changed. he was already a beautiful fish, with a white body and metallic GREEN fins (they are literally a seafoam color. absolutely stunning,) and now he has black speckles on his body, which have developed since his addition to the tank. proper care REALLY changes your fishes colors.
Hey my betta fish is having almost the same problem as Aleese's fish except he is getting a purple tint around his base of his fins (he is a blue and blue green crown tail) I saw the color change shortly after moving him in to a 3 gal tank with an air stone light and heater I do100% water changes 1 time a week and feed color enhancing flakes and freeze dried brine shrimp.
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Home Owners Paying Off Mortgages At Record Rates
Home owners have abandoned he high street in favour of paying off their mortgages, it has been revealed. This decision to pay off debt at record levels will have a considerable impact on the growth of the economy.
Figures obtained from the Bank of England have shown that borrowers increased the equity in their homes by a staggering £7 billion during the last quarter of 2010. This indicates a dramatic turn around in Britain's spending habits considering that three years ago a similar sum was being released from home owners properties to finance large purchases.
Austerity measures and the constant dismal economic forecasts in the media has brought this all about by by frightening the general public into tightening their purse strings. Paying your mortgage down is of course a very sensible plan of action considering that savings rates offer very few rewards. It also places homeowners in a better position once base rates begin to increase again.This is all well and good until you consider the fact that consumer spending accounts for about 60% of Britain's income.
The fragility in the economy will however dissuade the Bank of England from increasing the base rate in the short term especially with inflation starting to stabilise at the moment.
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Why Music Scenes Are for Idiots
By Ben Shapiro
"People put too much emphasis on scenes. Just because there happens to be a town with a few really good bands in it, I mean… big deal! It's happened all over the place: in Minneapolis, LA, New York. It's really no big deal. I don't understand this community patriotism that everyone's boasting about in Seattle. They all say 'we finally put Seattle on the map,' but it's like… what map? We had Jimi Hendrix! Heck!" -Kurt Cobain, 1991.
I've been a musician in New York for about ten years. One of the best things about living here is that there are a shit-ton of bands around. Because of this, I don't have to humiliate myself with some phony "scene" affiliation to play a fun show here and there.
I'm so sick of hearing people droning on and on about music scenes. Can't humans just play music without affiliating themselves with a regional or aesthetic "movement?" And critics talk about scenes so much it seems like a pre-condition to playing music. Scene-praising articles are written every week, like this one, where Rolling Stone dubs Nashville the country's "Best Music Scene," justifying the distinction by stating that Jack White, the Kings of Leon, Ke$ha, and Taylor Swift have all moved there for the daytime boozing, fried avocados, and vintage stores that sell skinny jeans. Cool scene, bro.
I obviously see all the positive elements. People come together, bands let other bands open for them, the kids have a place to go. But here are all the things about music scenes that make me want to burn down my local punk house.
Not counting the celibate fringes of the straight edge community, scenes exist for one reason: for nerds to have sex with each other. Outcasted dinguses who couldn't get laid in high school figure they can boost their bone chances by affiliating themselves with a bunch of other desperate choads, and practice their jiminy-stick-it to a hip soundtrack.
This works at first. But once you're in a scene for more than six months, you've usually exhausted all potential prospects, and it becomes impossible to start a band without remembering the time you and the keyboardist did the horizontal mambo and superglue. Look to Austin and Minneapolis for examples of this phenomena.
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Create A Scene For The Upcoming LEGO Movie
THE LEGO MOVIE is coming February 7, 2014 and fans can create their own 15-30 video clip that could make it into the actual movie through the LEGO ReBrick Movie Competition.
The clip will need to relate to a scene in the film "in which the citizens of the LEGO universe rally to prevent an unspeakable disaster." So fan creators will want to dissemble elements of their environments (brick by brick of course) and rebuild them into something amazing over the course of their video.
The action can be set in any LEGO world from LEGO City, Space, Pirates, Western and more. Creators will need to upload the video to YouTube and bookmark it on the ReBrick.com Building Challenge page.
The top 25 videos earning the most "Likes" will then be reviewed for "creativity, originality, theme and suitability for the film" by a panel of judges with one emerging victorious.
All creators need to be at least 16 years old and submissions will be accepted now through May 6, 3013 at 8:49 a.m. EDT.
Videos "must be between 15-30 seconds and be captured using a camera that is at least 3.2 megapixels, and framed to fit within a 2.40:1 aspect ratio. Submissions must contain only LEGO elements and figures with no customized parts, must follow the ReBrick House Rules, and must be suitable for children."
To learn more, visit http://rebrick.com.
THE LEGO MOVIE opens February 7, 2014 and stars Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie and Morgan Freeman as the voices of the animated characters.


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The problem with this is that is not on the curve.
I'm having trouble solving this problem. I have to find the equation of a line tangent to a curve at a specific point. I also have to use a certain technique.
The curve is:
f(x) = x^2+2x+3
The point to be tangent to is:
I have to use these equations to solve.
m(tan) = lim(x->c) (f(x) - f(c))/(x-c))
y - f(c) = m(tan)(x - c)
I can get to the point where I have (x^2 - 2x) / (x+1). I'm not sure how to proceed. Thanks


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Dodging Elephants tells the story of how a contented teenage soda jerk from Tahoka, Texas, with no plan for his future, found his way to higher education, landed a research job at Texas Instruments, and, over three decades, helped move that company from a small, oil-searching firm to a worldwide electronics giant. From the start J. Fred Bucy was a tireless, driven manager who turned failures into successes. Taking on TI's government equipment division in 1963, he successfully championed ingenious new designs. In 1967 he moved to the company's volatile, ever-expanding semiconductor division, establishing factories worldwide. Meanwhile, he had become an influential advisor on U.S. government export regulation. By 1976, when TI was competing in the consumer market, he was the company's president. Bucy left TI in 1986 after a brief, controversial term as CEO. His autobiography is rich in anecdotes and unsparingly honest.
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I wish I knew more about my ancestors. What I do know is interesting, perhaps even inspiring.
Grandpa Townes, my father's father's father, came to Texas from Tennessee when he was about eighteen years old. He settled on the Red River. Later, he and a group of fellow Tennesseeans established the town of Joshua, about thirty miles south of Fort Worth. Grandpa Townes had an interest in medicine and a modest practice along the Red River.


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National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council
Summary of Meeting 1
February 5-6, 2009
The National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NANDS) Council was convened for its 174th meeting on February 5-6, 2009, at Building 31, Conference Room 10, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Story Landis, Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), served as Chairperson.
In accordance with Public Law 92-463, the meeting was:
Open: February 5, 2009: 10:30 a.m. to 4:50 p.m.
for the review and discussion of program development, needs, and policy; and
Closed: February 6, 2009: 8:10 a.m. to 9:55 a.m.
for the consideration of individual grant applications.
Council members present were:
Ms. Susan Axelrod
Dr. Laura Ment
Council Roster (Attachment 1)
Ex Officio Members present:
Dr. Robert Ruff, Department of Veterans Affairs
Dr. Geoffrey Ling, Department of Defense (2/6/09 only)
Members of the public present for portions of the open meeting included:
Mr. Ronald Bartek, Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
Dr. Anne Rutkowski, CURE CMD
Beth Roy, Social and Scientific Systems, Inc.
Donna Meltzer, Epilepsy Foundation
Rick Hansen, Digicon Corporation
Ms. Michelle Rodriguez, SRI
Dr. Merit Cudkowicz, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Howard Federoff, Georgetown University
NINDS employees present for portions of the meeting included:
Dr. Alan Willard
Ms. Margaret Jacobs
Other Federal employees present for portions of the meeting included:
Dr. Mary Affeldt, NIDA
Dr. Stefano Bertuzzi, OD
Dr. Jacob Hoots, OD
Dr. Daphne Robinson, NIAID
Dr. Malcolm Smith, NCI
Dr. Jonathan Ivins, CSR
Dr. Seetha Bhagavan, CSR
Dr. Aftab Ansari, CSR
Dr. ReneEtcheberrigaray, CSR
Dr. Mary Custer, CSR
Dr. Jay Joshi, CSR
Dr. Laurent Taupenot, CSR
Dr. Joy Gibson, CSR
Dr. Pat Manos, CSR
Dr. Deborah Lewis, CSR
Dr. Geoffrey Schofield, CSR
Dr. Carol Hamelink, CSR
Dr. Peter Guthrie, CSR
Dr. Aiden Hampson, CSR
Dr. Landis welcomed Council members, visitors, and staff to the 174th meeting of the National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council meeting. Dr. Landis announced that effective on January 1 Dr. Audrey Penn has an emeritus appointment in the Office of the Director in NINDS. Among departures, Dr. Landis mentioned that Dr. John Marler, who had been on sabbatical from his position as Associate Director for Clinical Research, had taken a position with the FDA and that Dr. Melinda Kelley with the Office of Science Policy and Planning will be leaving NINDS for a position with NHLBI.
II. Report of the Associate Director for Extramural Research, NINDS
Dr. Robert Finkelstein, Associate Director for Extramural Research, NINDS, informed the Council that they would be in open session today and in closed session to the public tomorrow when individual grants are discussed.
Approval of Council Minutes—Dr. Finkelstein requested, and the Council voted approval, for the September 18-19, 2008, Council meeting minutes.
The following future Council meeting dates were confirmed
May 28-29, 2009 (Thursday and Friday)
September 17-18, 2009 (Thursday and Friday)
February 4-5, 2010 (Thursday and Friday)
May 27-28, 2010 (Thursday and Friday)
September 23-24, 2010 (Thursday and Friday)
Expedited Review Process—A subset of Council members, prior to the meeting, approve applications within the payline for which there are no unresolved issues. For this round, there were 136 applications eligible to be expedited for payment, and 100 awards have been issued.
DER Staff Updates—Dr. Finkelstein reported on Margaret Jacobs' retirement at the end of February thanking her for her enormous contributions to epilepsy research. Dr. Finkelstein introduced the following new DER staff: Dr. Salina Waddy, Program Director, Office of Minority Health and Research; Ms. Jennifer Antelman, Health Program Specialist, Office of Clinical Research; Dr. James Gnadt, Program Director, Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience Cluster; Dr. Miriam Leenders who is on detail from the intramural program as a Health Program Specialist working with Dr. Ned Talley in the Channels, Synapses, and Circuits Cluster; and Dr. Anna Taylor, Health Program Specialist, Office of the Associate Director for Extramural Research.
III. Report of the Director, NINDS
FY 2009 Budget
Since Congress has not yet passed an omnibus appropriations bill for FY 2009, NIH is operating at FY 2008 budget levels on a Continuing Resolution [Public Law 110-329: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009]. The CR expires on March 6, 2009, but will probably be extended, since an omnibus bill is unlikely to be passed by then. The CR means that NINDS will probably maintain its payline at the 10th percentile for most grant applications. Most R01 applications from new investigators will be paid to the 20th percentile.
Bills under consideration in the House and Senate would increase the NIH budget by 2.9-3.5 percent. For a budget increase within this range, NINDS will probably be able to increase its payline to the 11th percentile.
Economic Stimulus Package and its Potential Impact on NINDS
There are House and Senate versions of proposed legislation [The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009] to stimulate the U.S. economy. Each of these bills would provide a two-year increase in the NIH budget. Although the stimulus funds are temporary, they represent a tremendous opportunity for NIH.
The House version of the Recovery Act has passed [H.R.1.EH] and would provide:
The Senate version [H.R.1.AS2] would provide:
If the Act called for an increase in the NIH base budget, NINDS could increase its payline for R01 grants. However, because the Act calls for temporary stimulus funds, a payline increase is not feasible. As currently written, the legislation requires NIH to spend the stimulus funds within two years, but a typical R01 grant spans four to five years.
In addition to the timing of the stimulus, NINDS must also consider its intent. Two primary goals of the stimulus are "to preserve and create jobs" and to "spur… technological advances in science and health." In keeping with those goals, 2-year grants could be made available to scientists whose labs are in danger of closing.
Once the Recovery Act has passed and the stimulus has been implemented, allocation of the funds will be reported at www.recovery.gov. (Note: On February 17, 2009, the President signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. The final version provides: $7.4 billion to the ICs, $800 million to the NIH Common Fund, $1.3 billion to NCRR, $500 million for the NIH campus, and $400 million transferred from AHRQ to fund comparative effectiveness research.)
Implementation of Changes to Enhance Peer Review
Dr. Alan Willard, Chief, Scientific Review Branch, gave an update on the phased implementation of changes to peer review. These changes are the product of the NIH Peer Review Self-Study, an effort launched in June 2007 to evaluate the efficiency and fairness of peer review. The changes follow the recommendations of four working groups that were tasked with meeting four goals: (1) Engage the Best Reviewers, (2) Improve the Quality and Transparency of Review, (3) Ensure Balanced and Fair Reviews Across Scientific Fields and Career Stages, and (4) Conduct Continuous Review of Peer Review.
Changes Already in Place
Other Changes to be Implemented at May 2009 Review Meetings
Changes for January 2010 Due Dates and Later
IV. Reports of the NINDS Planning Modules
Dr. Paul Scott, Director, Office of Science Policy and Planning, summarized the status of the Institute-wide strategic planning effort. The primary goal is to evaluate how well NINDS is carrying out its mission to reduce the burden of neurological disease, and to generate a set of concrete recommendations where gaps or weaknesses are identified. Four planning modules, each consisting of an external advisory panel and an internal NINDS working group, were established to evaluate four areas of investment:
The modules engaged in an iterative process, with the external panels formulating questions and the internal groups providing relevant data. Multiple opportunities were provided for public input, including a Request for Information that was posted on the NINDS web site and sent to patient advocacy groups. During the planning effort, there was an evident need for a fifth planning module to review NINDS' diversity efforts, from enhancing diversity in the workforce to reducing racial and gender disparities in public health. This module has been assembled but has not yet met. Today, the original four modules presented their preliminary findings and recommendations. These will be incorporated into a draft plan, which will be posted for public comment and finalized by spring 2009.
Diseases Module – Summary presented by Dr. Pedley
Task and Procedures
This group was charged with evaluating how NINDS should invest in research across the spectrum of neurological disorders, taking into account factors such as disease burden and scientific opportunity. The group identified five major areas of need, and formed five working groups to articulate specific recommendations.
Key Findings and Recommendations
Assume more leadership in organizing disease-specific consortia designed to enhance collaboration and resource/data-sharing among investigators.
Establish an expert panel to monitor changes in technology (e.g., in nanoscience, genomics, neuroimaging and informatics) and advise NINDS on how these could be applied to disease research.
Develop additional programs to help investigators gain rapid access to new technologies.
Provide more support for the application of systems-mathematical-computational approaches to disease research.
Clinical Science Module – Summary presented by Dr. Cudkowicz
Task and Procedures
This group was tasked with assessing the scope and direction of clinical research supported by NINDS. The group identified three areas of concern: (a) How to balance NINDS' priorities in clinical research against its priorities in basic and translational research; (b) How to set priorities within clinical research; and (c) How to plan and implement clinical trials more efficiently.
Key Findings and Recommendations – Balancing Clinical, Basic and Translational Research
Key Findings and Recommendations – Setting Priorities within Clinical Research
Key Findings and Recommendations – Implementation of Clinical Trials
Leading in the development of standardized outcome measures, which would allow comparison of results across different clinical studies and different disease entities.
Fostering the construction and management of clinical research databases. In addition to lacking standardized outcome measures for generating data, clinical researchers lack standardized ways to name, collect, organize and mine their data. NINDS could confront this problem by developing an intramural program with expertise in database construction and management.
Enhancing efforts to train clinical researchers. There is a dearth of researchers capable of leading a clinical trial at a single site, let alone a multi-center trial. To confront this issue, NINDS offers institutional and individual grants that support training in clinical research (T32 and K23 awards). NINDS should expand these programs and devise new ones.
Strengthening the NINDS Clinical Trials Group. The Clinical Trials Group, a part of the Division of Extramural Research, works with the Clinical Trials Subcommittee to handle concept clearance and final approval of trials costing >$1 million. Group members are talented and committed, but many would benefit from additional hands-on experience in clinical research. Meanwhile, the Group should help cultivate the skills of clinical researchers in the NINDS intramural program. With their research experience supplemented by training in regulatory and administrative processes, these individuals would be poised to provide expert advice to other clinical researchers.
Translational Science Module – Summary presented by Dr. Federoff
Task and Procedures
This group was charged with evaluating NINDS support of translational research, developing recommendations for improvement, and developing criteria for selecting diseases and strategies for future translational investment. As defined by the group, translational research begins with an understanding of disease mechanism(s) and ends with an Investigational New Drug approval (IND) or Investigational New Device Exemption (IDE) from the FDA. Possible products of translational research include methods for disease screening, diagnosis, and prevention; treatments such as drugs, biologics, surgeries and behavioral interventions; and tools to predict treatment response. Because the research is product-driven rather than hypothesis-driven, it involves unique challenges, and stakeholders, with industry, foundations, and the financial sector figuring prominently. It may require large investments at high risk.
The module identified major topics in translational research – from progress in specific diseases to common challenges across diseases – and broke into subgroups to address each one. These topics were then reviewed by the entire group and distilled into several cross-cutting recommendations. In addition to these recommendations, Dr. Federoff noted the importance of creating a smooth transition from basic to translational research and from translational to clinical.
Key Findings and Recommendations
Basic Science Module – Summary presented by Dr. Westbrook
Task and Procedures
This group was tasked with reviewing NINDS' investment in basic neuroscience research. Areas of special focus included: the balance among basic, clinical and translation research; the balance among different areas within basic research; funding mechanisms; training; and shared resources. Subgroups were formed to review these topics and to develop recommendations. At the outset, basic research was defined as research on the functions of the normal nervous system, as well as disease mechanism research and other "disease-related" basic research.
Key Findings and Recommendations
The P01 grant should be eliminated to help restore R01 funding. Council members raised concern that P01s may be necessary to bring basic scientists into collaborative, disease-focused projects, and to educate them about clinical areas where their research can be applied. Other members countered that there are other means to support collaboration and knowledge sharing between basic and clinical scientists, including multi-investigator R01 grants.
The Small Grant program (R03) should be used to support small, exploratory or pilot projects that may lack the preliminary findings usually required to secure an R01. The description of the R03 in the NINDS funding guidelines should be revised to reflect this purpose.
The Exploratory/Developmental Grant program (R21) should be eliminated. The R21 has a reputation for being a safe haven for new investigators, but in fact, has become a trap. Since 1998, there has been an increase in applications for R21s, but not a corresponding increase in awards. With the proposed change in the focus of the R03, the R21 also becomes redundant.
There has been an increase in U01 awards that requires further investigation and justification. There has been a substantial proliferation of U01 projects supported by NINDS, from 3.7 percent of the grants budget in 2003 to 9.5 percent in 2008. While U01s are valuable for funding milestone-driven research, there is concern that they are diverting funds away from R01 investigator-initiated grants.
NINDS should continue to invest in institutional (T32) training grants, as these support academic programs capable of reaching many individuals.
Future investment in T32 grants should be weighted toward late-stage predoctoral students (in the 2nd year of their Ph.D. programs and later), as opposed to early-stage predoctoral students or postdoctoral fellows. Broad-based training for early predoctoral students is adequately served by the Jointly Sponsored Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences, in which NINDS participates. Meanwhile, focused training for postdocs is adequately served by individual (F32) training grants. Late-stage predoctoral students who have committed to an area of investigation tend to fall through the cracks.
More effort should be made to train Ph.D. scientists in disease, rather than train M.D. scientists in basic research. Rather than expanding programs to recruit clinicians into research (K08 and K23), T32 predoctoral grants could be oriented toward disease-related research. This recommendation provoked mixed reactions from Council.
The NIH Pathway to Independence (K99/R00) program, which supports the transition from a postdoc to a faculty position, has shown early signs of success. If outcomes continue to be positive, the program should be expanded.
Training grant applications place heavy burdens on applicants and reviewers. These burdens may improve with ongoing changes in NIH-wide peer review, but should be monitored.
Each training program should be evaluated by a set of outcome measures tailored to its unique goals.
Overview and Discussion
Dr. Landis asked the Module co-chairs to indicate which of their recommendations deserve the highest priority. The chairs of the clinical and translational panels were not able to attend this portion of the meeting, so their priority statements were made by other panel members.
V. Council Subcommittee Reports
Training, Career Development and Special Programs Subcommittee--Dr. Westbrook, Chair
R25 Supplements
The subcommittee discussed supplements to the Research Education Programs for Residents and Fellows in Neurology and Neurosurgery (R25). This initiative funds the development of institutional programs to train medical residents and fellows for careers in research. Participating residents and fellows may apply for supplements that provide salary support, and these applications will be reviewed internally by NINDS.
Temporary Suspension of K24 Applications
The Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) provides support for clinicians to engage in patient-oriented research and to act as mentors for beginning clinical investigators. Following a review of past applications and the original program announcement language, the subcommittee found that the program lacks a clear definition of mentoring. The program will be temporarily suspended pending further evaluation. Statement added 5-12-2010: As of August 2009, NINDS resumed accepting K24 applications. Please see NOT-NS-09-016 for details of NINDS priorities for the K24 program, and the NINDS training website for additional details.
Training Ph.D.'s for Disease-Related Research
The subcommittee discussed ways to improve the recruitment and training of Ph.D.'s in disease-related research. One possibility might be a program modeled after HHMI's Med Into Grad Initiative or the HHMI-NIBIB Interfaces Initiative.
Clinical Trials Subcommittee--Dr. Laura Ment, Chair
Women and Minorities in Clinical Research
The subcommittee reviewed the participation of women and minorities in NINDS-funded clinical trials. By congressional mandate, NIH-funded clinical research must include women and minorities in appropriate numbers based on the scientific question under study. From 2005 to 2008, there were more females than males enrolled in NINDS-funded clinical studies. During the same period, enrollment of Hispanic, African American, American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian individuals increased, and the number of participants of unknown or unreported race decreased. The subcommittee discussed ways to continue this positive trend, including sending clinical trials coordinators into communities with large minority populations, and translating public outreach materials into Spanish.
Clinical Trial Implementation
Working with the Clinical Trials Group, the subcommittee has proposed a new procedure for concept clearance and implementation of Phase III clinical trials. Under this procedure, implementation would occur in three phases over a 5-7 year period: Concept clearance (year 1), planning/start-up/feasibility (years 2-3), and completion (years 4-7). Funding would be committed at each phase of the trial. A major change from current procedure is the elimination of the planning grant, which provides seed funds for writing trial protocols, organizing trial sites and other aspects of the trial. Under the new procedure, these activities would be built into trial implementation.
Basic and Preclinical Programs Subcommittee--Dr. Povlishock, Chair
The subcommittee reviewed NIH's center programs in neurological disease research, including the Udall Centers of Excellence in Parkinson's Disease (NINDS), the Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (NINDS), and the Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (NIA). Discussion focused on how to maintain program balance, encourage collaboration, and foster innovation. A consensus emerged that in the interests of increasing program balance and reducing administrative burden on NINDS staff, it is probably more effective to support these centers through a grant (P50) steered by a coordinating committee, rather than through a cooperative agreement (U54). It was agreed that the coordinating committee should play a role in fostering collaboration within each program, and that yearly or twice-yearly meetings would enhance collaboration and innovation by center investigators. To support these meetings and other collaborative efforts, NINDS could provide modest seed funds ($100,000/1 year), and should encourage participation by advocacy groups.
This portion of the meeting, involving specific grant review, was closed to the public. The Council gave special attention to applications from foreign institutions and other applications which needed specific discussion. Prior to the discussion of the grants, Dr. Finkelstein reminded Council regarding conflict of interest and confidentiality as follows:
Conflict of Interest
The regulations concerning conflict of interest were reviewed. Council members were reminded that materials furnished for review purposes and discussion during the closed portions of the meeting are considered privileged information. All Council members present signed a statement
certifying that they had not been involved in any conflict of interest situations during the review of grant applications.
During the closed session, any information that is discussed and the outcome of any recommendation are considered privileged information. They may not be discussed outside of the closed session. If an applicant requests support for his or her application from a Council member, the Council member must respond that he/she is not permitted to discuss the application. Any inquiry should be referred to Dr. Robert Finkelstein, the Council Executive Secretary, who will then refer the questions to the appropriate staff member for response.
This portion of the meeting, involving specific grant review, was closed to the public. The Council gave special attention to applications from foreign institutions and other applications which needed specific discussion.
Research Training and Career Development Programs
The Council reviewed a total of 141 research career development and institutional training grant applications; of this total, 95 applications had primary assignment to NINDS, and 77 of them (81.1 percent) were recommended for support in the amount of $14.2 million first-year direct costs. It is anticipated that, of the research career development and institutional training grant applications competing at this Council, NINDS will be able to pay first-year direct costs of approximately $5.0 million.
Research Project and Center Awards
The Council reviewed a total of 1,868 research project and center applications; of this total, 1,124 applications had primary assignment to NINDS, and 646 of them (57.5 percent) were recommended for support in the amount of $206.0 million first-year direct costs. It is anticipated that, of the research grants competing at this Council, NINDS will be able to pay first-year direct costs of approximately $57.5 million.
Senator Jacob Javits Neuroscience Investigator Awards
The Senator Jacob Javits Neuroscience Investigator Awards are made to distinguished investigators who have a record of scientific excellence and productivity, who are actively pursuing an area of research of strategic importance, and who can be expected to continue to be highly productive for a seven-year period. Candidates are nominated and selected at each Council meeting. At this meeting, no Javits awardees were recommended.
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Technology Transfer Award Programs
The Council reviewed a total of 184 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Technology Transfer Award (STTR) grant applications; of this total, 107 applications had primary assignment to NINDS and 57 of them (53.3 percent) were recommended for support in the amount of $13.8 million first-year direct costs. It is anticipated that, of the SBIR and STTR applications competing at this Council, NINDS will be able to pay first-year direct costs of approximately $3.2 million.
VII. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 a.m. on Friday, February 6.
We certify that, to the best of our knowledge, the foregoing minutes and attachments are accurate and complete.
Robert Finkelstein, Ph.D.
Executive Secretary
National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council
Director, Division of Extramural Research
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strok
Story C. Landis, Ph.D.
National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
These minutes will be formally considered by the Council at its next meeting. Corrections or notations will be incorporated in the minutes of that meeting.
(1) For the record, it is noted that members absent themselves from the meeting when the Council is discussing applications (a) from their respective institutions or (b) in which a real or apparent conflict of interest might occur.
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|Bluefield State College students Sean Cornelius (left) and Justine Joseph (right) are pictured with BSC faculty advisor Darrel Malamisura, shortly after they won a world championship at the GLO-BUS Best-Strategy Invitational (BSI) business simulation competition.
(Bluefield)—Two Bluefield State College students have won a world championship at the GLO-BUS Best-Strategy Invitational (BSI) business simulation competition. BSC seniors Justin Joseph and Sean Cornelius partnered to create one team that competed against 118 teams from institutions of higher education throughout the world. Teams were separated into 11 different simulation industries, each vying for a BSI grand championship.
The competition was hosted and administered by GLO-BUS, a completely online business strategy game that parallels the functioning of real-world industries, requiring student partners to draw upon the information and lessons of prior courses, consolidating students' knowledge about different aspects of running a company. Joseph and Cornelius also received BSI Grand Champion designation, extended to less than one percent of GLO-BUS competitors.
Both BSC students said they were honored to represent BSC in the business simulation competition. Joseph observed, "It was a strenuous experience because the two-week event began one week before our spring semester final exams and continued through finals week. This business simulation allowed me to apply technical, statistical and leadership skills, and also brought together the entire range of endeavors concerning business operations in one solid lesson. I am definitely attending graduate school and am looking forward to advancing my degree."
"The Glo-Bus is a business strategy competition that captures almost every aspect of managing your own company; product design, marketing, production, distribution, labor compensation, corporate citizenship, and financing," Cornelius added. "We put a great amount of time into this competition, so it was truly gratifying that our hard work was rewarded."
"Justin and Sean have shown that they can take all of what they have learned in other classes at BSC and use it to run a virtual company in an International setting and succeed against competition from top schools across the Globe," BSC faculty advisor Darrel Malamisura said. "Their hard work and dedication to learning and participating in this simulation shows that they can compete against the best the world has to offer."