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THE WHO: Jake Gyllenhaal
THE WHAT: Riding the subway and hoping to go unnoticed – until two girls spotted him and sidled right up
THE WHERE: 23rd Street's N train, in NYC
WHY WE WISH WE WERE THERE: It's Jake Gyllenhaal. Do we really need to explain?
THE WHO: Kellan Lutz
THE WHAT: Trying on the Bryan Brothers' Olympic gold medal
THE WHERE: Heineken's 2012 US Open Player Party at the Ganesvoort Park in NYC
WHY WE WISH WE WERE THERE: Sounds like there was free beer.
THE PROOF: See photo above!
THE WHO: Rumer Willis and The New Normal star Jayson Blair
THE WHAT: Taking a stroll – hand in hand – as Rumer rocked a pair of Frankie B Blue Star Hi Rise Shorts
THE WHERE: Studio City, Calif.
WHY WE WISH WE WERE THERE: We fully support PDA.
WHO: Zac Efron, Emma Roberts, Mark Salling and Zelda Williams
WHAT: Eating tacos and drinking margaritas. Oh, and doing shots for good measure
WHERE: Harry Morton's Pink Taco Sunset Strip in Calif.
WHY WE WISH WE WERE THERE: This group knows how to party.
WHO: Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg
WHAT: Dancing the night away with galpals
WHERE: The Mondrian SoHo's Mister H lounge in NYC
WHY WE WISH WE WERE THERE: Michelle's a looker, and while we don't know her friends – well, hot chicks always stick together.
THE WHO: Paris Hilton
THE WHAT: Hosting a dinner celebration for agent David Todd, who just opened DT Model Management LA
THE WHERE: Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood
WHY WE WISH WE WERE THERE: Male model River Viiperi was on hand too – and as Paris would say, "That's hot."
WHO: Jeff Goldblum, Christina Milian and True Blood's Janina Gavankar
WHAT: Checking out Goldblum's girlfriend, ex-Olympian Emilie Livingston, walk the runway in an Ashley Paige fashion show
WHERE: Angeleno magazine's Poolside Beauty at The London Rooftop in West Hollywood
WHY WE WISH WE WERE THERE: We're secret fans of "Earth Girls Are Easy." There. We said it.
THE WHO: Rebecca Romijn and hubby Jerry O'Connell
THE WHAT: Taking a walk with their twin daughters — and looking totally in love
THE WHERE: 17th St and Sixth Ave., NYC
WHY WE WISH WE WERE THERE: Proof of a happy Hollywood marriage? This, we have to see.
THE WHO: Bachelorette alum Ali Fedotowsky and American Idol singer Pia Toscano?
THE WHAT: Having a girls' night out
THE WHERE: Harry Morton's Pink Taco Sunset Strip, Calif.
WHY WE WISH WE WERE THERE: Pia may have broken into song, and we still think she should have won Idol.
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Mr. Chairman, Mr. Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear today to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) progress in conducting the National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study (NVVLS) and the illnesses associated with exposure to Agent Orange. I am accompanied by Victoria Anne Cassano, MD, MPH, Director, Radiation and Physical Exposures; and Acting Director, Environmental Agents Service, VHA. My testimony today will discuss the history of the NVVLS, VA's current plans for a comprehensive, longitudinal study of Vietnam Veterans, other research relevant to Vietnam Veterans, and our health care programs specifically tailored to the needs of Vietnam Veterans.
History of the National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study
In 1983, Congress mandated that VA conduct a study on post-war psychological problems among Vietnam Veterans. VA contracted with an external entity, the Research Triangle Institute, to conduct the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study (NVVRS). The study, completed in 1988, provided an extensive report of disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in Vietnam-era Veterans, and is considered to be a landmark study of PTSD and its consequences in Vietnam Veterans. Based on the diagnostic approach used in the study, it was determined that 15 percent of male Vietnam Veterans experienced PTSD within the previous 6 months and an estimated 31 percent would experience PTSD during their lifetime. Prevalence rates for PTSD in female Vietnam Veterans were similar but somewhat lower. Subsequent reanalysis of the original NVVRS data by other scientists has estimated a somewhat lower prevalence of PTSD that is more in line with other studies of PTSD in Vietnam Veterans.
In 2000, Congress passed and the President signed the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000, which became Public Law (P.L.) 106-419. Section 212 of this legislation directed VA to contract for a follow-up study of Vietnam Veterans in the original 1988 NVVRS. In 2001, VA entered into a contract with the same contractor for a follow-up called the National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study (NVVLS). However, delays, escalating costs, and concerns about contracting practices prompted suspension of the study and cancellation of the contract before data collection began. A VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit report, released September 30, 2005, confirmed ineffective planning, contracting, and project management.
In 2008, the Senate Appropriations Committee included a requirement in Senate Report 110-428 directing VA to fulfill the requirements of section 212 of P.L. 106-419. In January 2009, VA informed the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations Committees of concerns that the NVVLS approach would not adequately or substantively address questions about the mental or physical health status of the Vietnam Veteran population or about the course and consequence of PTSD. VA had, in the interim, initiated a broad portfolio of scientifically rigorous studies dedicated to addressing the needs of the Vietnam Veteran population and offered two of these as alternatives to restarting the NVVLS. Specifically the Department has funded several major research efforts, including a longitudinal follow-up study entitled, "A Twin Study of the Course and Consequences of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Vietnam Era Veterans," based upon the well-studied Vietnam Era Twins Registry (VET-R), together with a second study, "Determining the Physical and Mental Health Status of Women Vietnam Veterans."
The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded in June 2009 that these two studies did not adequately address the law and directed that NVVLS be completed. In September 2009, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs announced that the agency planned to award a contract to an external entity to conduct the NVVLS.
Current Plans for NVVLS
VA understands that Veterans and Congress are still concerned about the long-term effects of military service in Vietnam; VA shares that concern as well. This is why VA continues to support programs and efforts addressing the needs of the Vietnam Veteran population. VA also has reinstituted the process to contract for the completion of NVVLS, paying close attention to prior OIG recommendations and the intent of P.L. 106-419. VA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) is managing the project and has completed a number of necessary steps.
Specifically, in September 2009, VA convened a scientific panel and other experts (legal, administrative and contracting) as part of an Integrated Project Team (IPT) to develop requirements for the NVVLS. The Scientific Panel consisted of subject matter experts from within and outside of VA. This Panel was asked to establish the scientific requirements and propose a valid approach to serve as the basis for the contract. They identified several challenges to reopening the NVVLS:
The data from the initial contractor regarding NVVRS must be transferred safely and securely to the new contractor for NVVLS.
There may be difficulties in getting the original cohort of Veterans to participate in the new NVVLS. Of those not already enrolled in the VA system, it is not known how many would be located and agree to participate in a new study, or even how many are still alive. Thus it is unclear if the sample size will be large enough to yield statistically significant findings, particularly for questions involving subgroups.
Methods for diagnosing PTSD have evolved over the 25 years since the NVVRS. The design of the NVVLS will need to strike a balance between repeating methodologies using in NVVRS, for the sake of longitudinal consistency, and incorporation of new diagnostic strategies for contemporary validity.
The NVVRS was not designed to accommodate a follow-up study and there is a potential for statistical bias that the contractor will need to consider.
As part of re-opening the NVVLS, the IPT also developed a Performance Work Statement and Acquisition Package during 2009. In early March 2010, the IPT forwarded the Package to the VA Contract Review Board. This Package contains:
A Performance Work Statement, which describes the background of NVVLS, public law mandates, the study objectives, the specific mandatory tasks (organized by study phase) and associated deliverables, and VA security and data use and ownership requirements;
An Acquisition Plan, which describes the statement of need, schedule constraints, current estimated cost, desired capability of offers, risks, plan of action, and milestones. The plan of action also describes the evaluation factors for source selection;
An Independent Government Cost Estimate, which describes the methodology and assumptions in calculating the best estimate of the cost of the contract;
A Market Research Report, which describes the outcome of market analysis, including a request for information along with online searches for capabilities of potential offers under social-economic considerations; and
A certificate of a potential Contract Officer Technical Representative (COTR).
Once the Acquisition Package has been approved, VA will solicit bids and evaluate proposals; we expect this will be completed this summer. VA will then award the contract and begin the study in the early fall. VA has established a project management structure to ensure: the project reaches its objectives; a COTR in ORD will monitor the contractor's performance and ensure that the contractor adheres to study performance requirements, cost, reporting schedule, and timeliness; and reports any unexpected events in the course of the study. The IPT has determined milestones for the study and the COTR will use performance metrics to monitor progress.
Between 2011 and 2013, the awarded contractor will obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approvals for the project and initiate the study under VA monitoring. By 2014, the data should be available for analysis and we anticipate the results will be available shortly thereafter for publication in a scientific journal.
The new NVVLS will consist of the following four phases:
Feasibility Phase: Establish how many individuals from the original National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study (NVVRS) cohort are available and potentially willing to participate in the NVVLS;
Start-Up Phase: Prepare the assessment and data collection materials, finalize protocol and obtain IRB and OMB approval.
Implementation Phase: Recruit and enroll participants, conduct assessments on all participants.
Close-Out Phase: Analyze data, prepare final reports, and deliver data to VA.
VA is committed to the success of the NVVLS and will continue to keep Congress apprised of any significant developments.
Other Research on Vietnam Veterans
The U.S. Air Force made a commitment to Congress and the White House in 1979 to conduct an epidemiologic study of the military personnel that were likely to have been the most highly exposed U.S. Servicemembers to Agent Orange herbicide in Vietnam, in Operation Ranch Hand missions. The "Ranch Hand" study's assets include an electronic database and biospecimens such as serum, urine, adipose tissue and semen. These have been maintained and managed by the Medical Follow-Up Agency of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) as directed by P.L. 110-389, the Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008. This act authorizes IOM during fiscal years 2009 through 2012 to conduct additional research on the assets to develop a better understanding of the health determinants and wellness promotion among Veterans. The law also requires an IOM report to Congress assessing the feasibility and advisability of conducting additional research on such assets after the end of fiscal year 2012. To accomplish this goal, VA is contracting with IOM; to date, VA has met with IOM and has enlisted the assistance of VA's Office of General Counsel and a contracting specialist. Ultimately, funds will be transferred from VA to the U.S. Air Force for the maintenance of the biospecimens using a Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request.
VA's Health Care and Benefits Programs for Vietnam Veterans
In addition to its research portfolio for Vietnam Veterans, VA has a number of health care programs specifically designed for this population. The most notable example of health effects related to military service from Vietnam are the health effects associated with exposure to herbicides such as "Agent Orange." During the Vietnam War, the U.S. military used more than 19 million gallons of various herbicides for defoliation and crop destruction in the Republic of Vietnam. Veterans who served in Vietnam anytime during the period beginning January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, are presumed to have been exposed to herbicides.
VA established the Agent Orange Registry to track the special health concerns of Veterans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange during their military service. This program includes a medical exam that is comprehensive (including exposure and medical histories, laboratory tests, and a physical exam). A VA health professional discusses the results with the Veteran in a face-to-face consultation and a follow-up letter. The exam is cost-free for Veterans and does not require enrollment in VA health care or VA's benefits programs. Veterans who served in Vietnam or other areas where the herbicide Agent Orange was sprayed are eligible for the Agent Orange Registry examination. Veterans should ask to speak to their Environmental Health Coordinator or Patient Care Advocate at their local VA medical center for information about participating in an Agent Orange Registry health exam. VA also offers an array of resources to providers to inform them of health care concerns and treatment approaches related to Agent Orange exposure. We are currently in the process of updating the Veterans and Agent Orange Veterans Health Initiative (VHI). Now called "Caring for Vietnam Veterans,"this program will cover a range of issues including Agent Orange, infectious diseases, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological outcomes, as well as reproductive outcomes specifically related to the Vietnam War.
On March 25, 2010, VA published a proposed regulation to establish presumptions of service connection between exposure to herbicides in Vietnam anytime during the period beginning January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, and
Parkinson's disease, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and all B-Cell leukemias (which include Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, previously service connected, and hairy cell leukemia). This decision was based on an analysis of the findings from the Institute of Medicine's seventh biennial update, "Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2008." As a result of this decision, an estimated 86,069 disability claimants who were previously denied benefits for one of those conditions will be eligible to receive retroactive payments for the new presumptive conditions in 2010. An estimated 32,606 Veterans who currently receive compensation for other service-connected conditions will become eligible for prospective benefits based on the new presumptions in 2010, which may increase their disability payments. An estimated 28,934 and 10,416 potential accessions are also expected in the same year for Veterans and survivors, respectively. VA estimates that the total impact on health care costs for this new determination will be $236 million in fiscal year (FY) 2010, $165 million in FY 2011, and $171 million in FY 2012. VA is requesting a supplemental 2010 appropriation of $13.4 billion to provide for the increased disability compensation and survivor benefits.
The new rule will bring the number of categories of illness presumed to be associated with herbicide exposure to 14 and significantly expand the current leukemia definition to include a much broader range of chronic B-cell leukemias beyond Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia previously recognized by VA. VA has previously recognized a number of other illnesses as presumptively service connected for exposure to herbicides during the Vietnam War, including: AL Amyloidosis, Acute and Subacute Transient Peripheral Neuropathy, Chloracne or other Acneform Diseases consistent with Chloracne, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2), Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Prostate Cancer, Respiratory Cancers, Soft Tissue Sarcoma (other than Osteosarcoma, Chondrosarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, or Mesothelioma), and spina bifida in the children of exposed veterans. Veterans whose service in Vietnam qualifies them for presumptive service connection of a medical condition do not have to prove they were exposed to Agent Orange to receive VA health care benefits related to Agent Orange exposure. VA operates three War-Related Illness and Injury Study Centers (WRIISC) that provide clinical expertise for Veterans with deployment health concerns or difficult to diagnose illnesses. Any Veteran concerned about their exposure can seek a referral to a WRIISC from their primary care provider.
Mr. Chairman, Vietnam Veterans represent the largest portion of Veterans in terms of service era, and VA will continue to deliver them the quality health care and benefits they deserve. I thank you again for your support of our work in this area, and for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am now prepared to answer your questions.
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Convergent research - which crosses disciplinary boundaries, integrating tools and knowledge from the life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and other fields -- could spur innovation and help tackle societal challenges, but greater national coordination is needed, says a new report from the National Research Council. Convergent science still faces hurdles and requires a culture shift for research institutions, which have traditionally organized research around separate disciplines.
Convergent science also relies on forming a web of partnerships to support boundary-crossing research and to translate advances into new products. The report identifies steps institutions and the nation can take to support these partnerships.
"Some of our most difficult real-world problems do not respect disciplinary boundaries, and convergent science, which brings together insights and approaches from many fields, can help us find solutions," said committee chair Joseph DeSimone, Chancellor's Eminent Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at NC State.
"It is time for a systematic effort to highlight the value of convergence as an approach to R and D, and to address lingering challenges to its effective practice."
The report identifies areas where convergent approaches could accelerate innovation and help meet broad challenges, including creating new fuels and energy storage systems, meeting the world's need for secure food supplies in a changing climate, and developing new treatments for chronic illnesses.
Convergent research is already contributing to breakthroughs, the report notes. For example, convergence between the engineering and biotechnology worlds is bringing 3-D printing -- which enables custom objects to be built on demand within hours - to medicine, allowing the construction of medical implants customized to individual patients.
Researchers are now working to develop 3-D printers that use living cells to construct human tissues and organs for transplants. Doing so will require integrating knowledge from life sciences on how to sustain cells through the printing process, from materials science on scaffolding to support the cells, and from engineering to design and construct the printing devices. Bringing these advances to doctors and patients will require partnerships with industrial, clinical, and regulatory colleagues.
But barriers to convergent science remain, and institutions often have little guidance on how to establish effective programs. The report identifies strategies used by institutions to support convergence efforts, such as creating research institutes or programs around a common theme, problem, or scientific challenge; hiring faculty in transdisciplinary clusters; and embedding support for convergence in the promotion and tenure process.
Convergence efforts can also be informed by economic, social, and behavioral science and humanities research on establishing interdisciplinary cultures, supporting team-based science, and revising STEM education and training.
To accelerate convergence, experts, funding agencies, foundations, and other partners should identify key problems whose solution requires convergence approaches, the report recommends. Research institutions, funding agencies, foundations, and other partners should address barriers to convergence as they arise, and they should expand mechanisms for funding convergence efforts.
Seed funding to catalyze collaborations should be implemented or expanded. Leaders and practitioners who have fostered a convergence culture in their organizations and laboratories should develop partnerships with other institutions, helping to nurture their convergence efforts.
To most effectively achieve such goals and move beyond the current patchwork of convergence efforts, greater coordination will be needed, the report says. National coordination on convergence would provide a platform for agencies that support biomedical research, such as the National Institutes of Health, and those that support research in the physical sciences, such as the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy, to identify opportunities for collaboration. The power of such cross-agency efforts is illustrated by the success of the Human Genome Project, a collaborative effort of NIH and DOE.
Many stakeholders can be involved in the national coordination needed to advance convergence, the report says. For example, associations and societies can undertake convening efforts to set goals. Foundations could serve catalytic roles for the community. Cross-agency working groups could coordinate policy development. All of these actors can play vision-setting roles in establishing new strategies to facilitate convergence.
The study was sponsored by the Raymond and Beverley Sackler Science Fund of the National Academy of Sciences; the Burroughs Wellcome Fund; Kavli Foundation; Research Corporation for Science Advancement; National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health; William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology, and Science of North Carolina State University; Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Connecticut.
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Discontinuation of Antipsychotics and Antidepressants Among Patients With BPSD
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|Drug: Risperidone Drug: Olanzapine Drug: Haloperidole Drug: Quetiapin Drug: Escitalopram Drug: Citalopram Drug: Sertralin
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Discontinuation of Antipsychotics and Antidepressants Among Patients With Dementia and BPSD Living in Nursing Homes - an Open Study.
- Changes in Neuropsychiatric Inventory [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Changes in weight [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Changes in Cornell's Depression Scale [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Changes in UPDRS subscale [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Changes in "Quality of Live - Alzheimer Disease" [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Changes in Severe Impairment Battery [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Changes in Lawton's PADL [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Oxazepam given p.n. [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
- Drop outs [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|September 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2007
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: A
Discontinuation of neuroleptic or anti depressants
|Drug: Risperidone Drug: Olanzapine Drug: Haloperidole Drug: Quetiapin Drug: Escitalopram Drug: Citalopram Drug: Sertralin
Detailed Description:
Patients with dementia have cognitive deficits, but also hallucinations, delusions, agitation, aggression and apathy. These symptoms are called Behavioural- and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD), and are difficult to treat. Antipsychotic and antidepressant medication is in use, despite its lack of clinical evidence.
We will discontinue antipsychotics in one group of 12 patients and antidepressants in one group of 12 patients. Patients should have dementia of Alzheimer- or vascular origin. They should live in Nursing Homes and have no other psychiatric disease for which they receive psychotropic drug. They will be registered with 7 different questionnaires at baseline and after 3, 6, 12 and 24 weeks. The study period is 24 weeks. The questionnaires are filled in by the patients and the nurses at the nursing homes.
This is an open labelled study with no control group. Based on the results of this study, we will design a RCT study with placebo-controlled group.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Vascular- or Alzheimer Dementia
- Nursing Homes resident for 3 months or more
- Given antipsychotics or antidepressants for 3 months or more
- Clinical Dementia rating 1, 2 or 3
Exclusion Criteria:
- Dementia of other origin
- Psychiatric disease
- Life expectancy less than 3 months
- Acute infection last 10 days
- Unstable Diabetes Mellitus
- Terminal disease
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00433121
|Sykehuset Innlandet HF - Sanderud
|Ottestad, Oppland, Norway, 2312
|Study Chair:
|Knut Engedal, Ph D
|The Norwegian Centre for Dementia Research (NCDR), Norway
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|NCT00433121 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|February 1, 2007
|Last Updated:
|August 23, 2007
Keywords provided by Sykehuset Innlandet HF:
Antidepressive Agents
Discontinuation study
Behavioural- and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Neurocognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
Antipsychotic Agents
Antidepressive Agents
Serotonin Antagonists
Serotonin Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
Psychotropic Drugs
Dopamine Antagonists
Dopamine Agents
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
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Reed player Bauder with reedist Matan Roberts, cellist Loren Dempster and bassist Reuben Radding in a work inspired by gardens of brightly colored construction-paper models.
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"I was working at an architecture firm where I was helping with an exhibition of models made by elementary school children. The models were proposals for a redesign of their school's garden. In a moment of inspiration I saw the basis and title of Paper Gardens. The brightly colored construction-paper models were wildly different from each other, playful and wonderfully imaginative. Some were only flowers on a bed of green, while others sported swing sets or skate ramps. When aligned in a grid, I was struck by how they suggested a path, despite the spaces between each model and their diversity. I set out to create my own musical gardens, and composed many blocks of various textures. Some were simple, while others were more complex, more like a playground, including improvisation and expansion. I then laid out the sections in a grid delineated by time and silence. As with the children's garden models, I began to see a path that could lead them from one to the next."-Matt Bauder
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"Reedist and composer Matt Bauder draws upon jazz, free jazz, avant-garde, rock, and pop in his own music, as well as turning to literary and visual arts for inspiration. He studied at the University of North Texas and the University of Michigan where he earned a bachelor of fine arts in Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation. He then spent two active years on the vibrant Chicago music scene before attending Wesleyan University and receiving a masters' degree in composition under the guidance of the legendary Anthony Braxton and Alvin Lucier.
Now based in Brooklyn, Bauder is the leader of Day in Pictures, a creative jazz quintet; Paper Gardens, a chamber quartet; White Blue Yellow and Clouds, which is experimental Doo-Wop and R&B, and he is part of the collaborative trio Memorize the Sky. He has performed with Anthony Braxton, Bill Dixon, Fred Anderson, Roscoe Mitchell, Jeff Parker, The SEM Ensemble, Ken Vandermark, and Phil Minton, among others. As a sideperson he plays and records with Rob Mazurek, Harris Eisenstadt, Taylor Ho Bynum, Jason Ajemian, Neil Michael Hagerty, His Name is Alive, and Bill Brovald. His recordings as a leader and co-leader on 482 Music, Clean Feed and Eye & Ear Records have received wide critical acclaim."-Jazz Right Now (https://jazzrightnow.com/artists/artists-alphabetical/bauder-matt/)
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In the urban areas manufacturing jobs have been lost in the recession, but at a lower rate than the national average. Manufacturing is still a major source of employment, accounting for more than one in six jobs. Across the county unemployment is relatively low.
Specialised industry is strong, and the need for skilled workers means recruitment agencies frequently seek to fill several vacancies at once.
There are more than 10,000 staff at Europe's biggest nuclear site at Sellafield, close to Whitehaven. That makes up almost half of all jobs in Britain's nuclear industry. In Barrow, BAe Systems employs more than 5,000 people in shipbuilding of military submarines.
Cumbria is home to the Lake District National Park and to some of the Yorkshire Dales too. Tourism is a two billion pound industry, and although work tends to be seasonal more than one in four people find some employment.
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May 7, 2013
Maple Leafs need to find answer to Bruins' David Krejci
By Steve Simmons, QMI Agency
TORONTO - They have to find an answer for David Krejci and they have to find one fast.
And that is anything but easy.
People talk about the Boston Bruins and they talk about Zdeno Chara and they talk about Patrice Bergeron and they talk about grit and effort and all that matters. But they don't talk enough about Krejci and how he changes teams, and games, and in this case, a playoff series.
He is one of those National Hockey League players who doesn't get much publicity, doesn't make headlines, doesn't get votes for awards or all-star teams.
But all he does is win and make the Bruins better in the process.
The Bruins lead the Maple Leafs 2-1 in their best of seven quarter-final playoff series in part because the Leafs have found little solution to deal with the subtle game of Krejci, who twice has managed three-point games in defeats of the Leafs.
One three point in a playoff season can be a career highlight for some players. But to follow up a three-point game with a two-point game, at the time of year when it's supposed to be most difficult to score, that would represent a career playoff year for most players.


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Misfiring Gunners shoot down City
Kanu (left): Slammed home 17th minute penalty after Parlour was tugged down
Arsenal 2-0 Bradford City
Lightweight Bradford City were overwhelmed by a rampant Arsenal side on the rebound from Saturday's defeat by Manchester United.
The gulf between the two teams appeared huge as Dennis Bergkamp and Nwankwo Kanu terrorised the Yorkshire defence while Patrick Vieira mastered the midfield.
Arsenal's new 」10m signing Thierry Henry missed another hatful of opportunities to open his Arsenal account and Bradford somehow managed to keep the scoreline respectable.
Missing link
More than half the Arsenal line-up missed clear chances to score but Frederik Ljungberg, Ray Parlour and both substitutes, Davor Suker and Marc Overmars all missed sitters.
But the Gunners knew they had the game won after the first quarter of an hour.
In the seventh minute Ray Parlour's cross-shot earned Arsenal a corner - Vieira rising effortlessly above his challengers at the far post to power home the opening goal.
Ten minutes later Arsenal had the game sewn up when a goal-bound Parlour was pulled down from behind by Wayne Jacobs.
Penalty kick
Kanu slammed home the penalty for the Gunners second - and should have had three more before the interval, never mind the final whistle.
Manager Arsene Wenger defensive problems have been the talk of Highbury and only Martin Keown remained of the back-four which were so difficult to beat last season.
South American full-backs Nelson Vivas and Silvinho and Frenchman Gilles Grimandi coming in for the injured Nigel Winterburn, Lee Dixon and Tony Adams.
But it will be the lack of finishing displayed by Arsenal - who threw away the lead to United last weekend and could have been embarrassed by City had they capitalised on two rare half-chances - most worrying Wenger.


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The DeClutter Coach, JAY-K and Confidata Team Up For "Shred Day"
New Hartford, NY (WIBX) – If you have old papers and other files that need shredding, you're in luck.
Deb Cabral, known locally as The DeClutter Coach, is working with JAY-K Lumber and Confidata to host "Shred Day" at the lumber store's New Hartford location.
From 9 to 11 Monday morning, people can bring up to five boxes of old bills, letters and other documents to the store and watch it get shredded by Confidata's mobile truck. Other items, like newspapers, magazines and binders are not accepted.
Cabral says paper clutter is something she sees with many of her clients, but can be quickly and easily dealt with.
"If you have not looked at the papers in years, if you have moved a box of paper from house to house without even opening it or if your house is just overly cluttered with paper, it's time to go through it and get rid of it," Cabral said.
"Shred Day" is part of Get Organized Month, a nationwide movement by the National Association of Professional Organizers.


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Susan Sarandon might opt out of shooting a film in Melbourne because she can't bear to be away from her children.
The Oscar winner rarely works on a movie not shot in New York where she lives with husband and fellow Oscar winner Tim Robbins and their two sons, Miles, 12, Jack, 15, and 19-year-old daughter Eva.
The actor would not reveal the name of the movie being shot, but said she was seriously contemplating the role. (Two US films are now in pre-production in Melbourne: a real-life version of Charlotte's Web and Ghost Rider, in which Nicolas Cage is rumoured to star. Both are to begin filming in February).
"I've been offered a job in Melbourne that I could do whenever I want to do," Sarandon said.
Sarandon's kids want her to take the role, but the 58-year-old actress is in two minds about the six-week trip to Australia. She is particularly concerned about being away from Jack and Miles, who are in high school in New York.
"Now that they're older, they are encouraging me to leave. They're afraid I'm going to be upset I'm not working more," Sarandon said. "The problem is I think I would be too anxious being away for six weeks and not have them come."
The actress has thought about timing the film schedule so her children could be with her in Australia during the US school holidays, although there would be periods during the six weeks when they would have to be back for school.
"I was thinking of trying to do it in (northern) spring break," she said.
Sarandon held a couple of test runs recently, including a few weeks away shooting the romantic comedy Shall We Dance? with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez in Winnipeg, Canada.
"It worked out perfectly with my family's schedule," she said. "It was actually the first time in 20 years I've worked without my children. They were at camp and my daughter was away. The timing of it was really good."
Sarandon also recently spent 10 days in London shooting the remake of the Michael Caine classic Alfie, starring Jude Law; and 10 days in Los Angeles making director Cameron Crowe's new film, Elizabethtown.
"I was testing the waters," the actress, who won an Oscar in 1995 for Dead Man Walking, said.
Sarandon's rule in raising her children is to ensure she can be at home when they wake up, be there at dinner and put them to bed each night. It's during those moments her kids are the "most open".
"I think middle school is one of the most hellish periods so I'd be nervous about not being pretty accessible right now."
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Okay SitePoint Boys and Girls,Let's talk about the subject of self sabotage in the world of the web development and design.
Thank you!
Interesting topic, as most will be in denial on this topic haha
Personally I think everybody sabotage themselves - I guess one of the biggest self sabotages is to deny yourself success - sit around doing nothing, waithing for some miracle cure, secret or tricks that will solve all of your problems and dreams - looking for an easy way may sabotage all of your dreams...
If you believe in yourself, your ideas, and think that you can do this, and that you're worth it - and are willing to work hard for it, I think you, yourself are opening the doors to success
Well, that's just my opinion...
Could you give some examples of "self sabotaging" ?And don't hesitate to start of the discussion by talking a bit about yourself
The Magic of Thinking Big
Which I must read again as I applied it offline so time to brush up for online me thinks
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Bang! Music Festival has extended its event to two days and set The Smashing Pumpkins and Kanye West to be the headliners.
The biggest acts representing two music genres are going to headline this year's Bang! Music Festival. Kanye West and The Smashing Pumpkins are on to rock the stage placed at Miami's Bayfront Park Amphitheater.
Due to good response and growing numbers of acts, the festival has been modified to a two-day festival that starts November 10 and ends a day later. Approximately thirty acts have been prepared as the lineup, some confirmed are Riverboat Gamblers, Automatic Loveletter, The Bravery, and Kevens. The first two acts will join West on the first day while the remaining two will share stage with Pumpkins on the last day.
Tickets will go on sale this Saturday (September 1) at 10:00 a.m. ET. They will be available at $75 per day pre-sale and $250 per day for VIP. Check the tickets availability on Bangmusicfestival.com.


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Breath is a story about the wildness of youth - the lust for excitement and terror, the determination to be extraordinary, the wounds that heal and those that don't - and about learning to live with its passing.
In his first novel for seven years, Tim Winton has achieved a new level of mastery. Breath confirms him as one of the world's finest storytellers, a writer of novels that are at the same time simple and profound, relentlessly gripping and deeply moving.
When paramedic Bruce Pike arrives too late to save a boy found hanged in his bedroom he senses immediately that this lonely death is an accident. Pike knows the difference between suicide and misadventure. He understands only too well the forces that can propel a kid toward oblivion. Not just because he's an ambulanceman but because of the life he's lived, the boy he once was, addicted to extremes, flirting with death, pushing every boundary in the struggle to be extraordinary, barely knowing where or how to stop. So begins a story about the damage you do to yourself when you're young and think you're immortal.


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Playing The "Shifty Cell" Game
Have you ever found yourself happily working in a large MS Excel worksheet only to discover that you need some cells in the middle of the thing?
You'd add rows or columns, but that will mess with everything else in the worksheet. (You know—data way off yonder in the far reaches of the worksheet will suddenly be displaced causing mass chaos in the middle of your utopia.)
You could highlight just the data that needs to be moved and drag it down (or right, or wherever) but what if there's a lot of data? Isn't it time consuming to do all that highlighting and scrolling?
Well, so much for the "happy working".
Or… maybe not.
Did you know that Excel has the ability to give you empty cells in the middle of data, not just rows and columns?
See how only the one column of data was moved down? (Versus an inserted row which would have moved all data down.)
What it's actually doing is shifting cells either down or right based on choices you make. But the shifting is only for the specific area targeted for the move—not all data universally across a row or column.
The first step is to realize that you need to shift cells.
Now you need to decide how many cells need to be shifted.
Next you must highlight the cells that you need to be blank when this process is over.
Now go to the Insert menu, Cells choice. (You can also use Ctrl + Shift + Plus Sign.)
The Insert window will open giving you the following choices.
As you can see, the top two choices allow you to either shift the cells (and their data contents) right or down.
(The bottom two choices will allow for the usual insert of a column or row—but it's the top two that we're here for today.)
Click on the type of shift you want then click OK. (If you choose to do this part without the mouse then use the arrow keys to move up and down the list, stopping on your choice. Then Tab over to the OK button and hit Enter.)
Poof—your cells and data have been moved.
No fuss, no muss.
There's also a counterpart to this "insert of cells shift" which is considered a delete. It moves cells up or left, which will result in the loss of whatever was in the cells highlighted when the delete process starts.
(Basically the data to the right or below—depends on your choice yet again—will be moved over the selected cells. The data in the selected cells will be overwritten.)
To get to the delete window you can either go to the Edit menu, Delete choice or you can use the key combination of Ctrl + Minus Sign.
Either way you get a window that looks like this
As you can see, it's pretty much the same thing, with the exception of the cell movement directions.
Make your selection and click OK. (Or, the keys from above work with this window too.)
Well, you're all ready to get into the game—that new and amazing Excel game known as the "Shifty Cell Game".
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Sugumar's death and our loss of compassion
Eyewitnesses recount Sugumar's final hour
Tehachapi: What is the use of Malaysia being known the world over as a developed nation, but it has no soul and no compassion for the sick, the invalid, the defenceless, the weak, the aged, and the poor among us. This is not the kind of society anyone in Malaysia can be proud of.
Let us instead build ourselves a civilised, caring and humane society which everybody is proud of, regardless of whether we are individually rich or poor. Let us regain our moral compass and a compassionate heart.
Taikohtai: A royal commission of inquiry (RCI) is sorely needed to investigate all deaths in police custody. It should be extended to include all related parties including hospitals, jails and even the courts.
But any RCI under BN is not going to reveal anything the public doesn't know already. We need truly independent judges, those from another Commonwealth country, who can unearth more than the local ones.
Anonymous_40c3: Whatever is said, a proper investigation must be conducted and a second independent post-mortem carried out.
One cannot blame people for reacting so negatively to such an incident as it has happened too many times. All these negative publicity is unnecessary.
The government will do well to heed this advice if it wishes to continue to have the rakyat's support, especially from the Indian community.
LittleGiant: If what is claimed by the witnesses are true, then Sugumar's family have the right to call for the case to be investigated for murder .
Don't the MIC leaders have any conscience and dignity left to take the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) and the government to task? Can the MIC, claiming to be the champion of the Indian Malaysian community, unreservedly offer its full support to Sugumaran's family to seek justice?
The only way the Indian community can voice its frustration and anger on the seemingly endless incidents of its members dying in police custody is to completely withdraw its support for the BN government in the coming general elections.
Trusting and expecting MIC to take the government to task and seek justice for these distressing episodes of Indians dying in police custody is like waiting to see the sun rise in the west. It will never happen.
BH Yap: I think the police in this country have forgotten their role as police. They no longer exercise restraint when there is a need to. They no longer have compassion for the people they serve.
Sfjkhglr843: Are we losing our civilised values and are on our way to becoming a barbaric society when all around us, countries are advancing rapidly?
Zainal: From now on whenever there is a death in police custody and the post-mortem report says it is due to a blockage to the heart, we can conclude that the deceased was stomped on the neck.
Isn't that what this incident has shown us? So thank you to the pathologist at Serdang Hospital for pointing this out.
Opah: How did this account become "he died of a heart attack"? What the police and the mob did was criminal, sadistic and violent.
What Serdang Hospital did to try to cover up this crime is symbolic of how bad things are in Malaysia today.
When crimes are covered up by willing "professionals", it creates an environment where our law makers and law enforcers operate with impunity.
Cala: To allow the said police officers to do anything they wish without a concern for a man's life or death is to allow a situation of the rule of the jungle. Were their lives under threat?
The rule of law dictates that those who caused the loss of life of any person be investigated and be prepared to face the full force of the law. Mind you, there should only be one set of laws in this Bolehland.
MY Kee: Sugumaran was big sized and mentally unstable. He stole some guy's trishaw and ran, used a hammer to destroy public property and another car, and also resisted arrest. Pardon me if I say something wrong.
What if a violent snatch thief got caught and was beaten up by the public. With a few cases of death caused by snatch thiefs, I don't think the public will care if there is one less snatch thief around.
It is unfortunate that Sugumaran was beaten to death. What if, while you stop at a traffic light, some guy with a hammer bangs your car? You then step on the gas and hit him and unfortunately he didn't survive.
He happened to be mentally unstable but he was a "good boy". Should you be charged with murder?
Slumdog: This is another sad day for Malaysia. Another human life has been taken away so brutally without compassion, remorse or contrition. No justice but mob mentality which decide to be judge, jury and executioner.
Once again, we find Umno's men in blue right in the thick of things. Why didn't the police stop the lynch mob from assaulting Sugumaran? They seemed to encourage it.
Is it standard operating procedure (SOP) for the police to allow the public to dispense justice summarily? Is it SOP for the police to throw turmeric powder on the face of a suspect?
The police officer who stood on Sugumar's neck until he stopped struggling must answer for his extreme actions, including the other three officers who may have contributed to Sugumaran's death.
Saminathan Munisamy: Beware the PDRM's new weapon - turmeric powder.
Akutuan: I don't think this has to do with race. I want to believe that the police and the public got carried away by their actions.
How I wish when someone called for help, these same people would extend their help instead of hitting someone who is handcuffed and unable to defend himself. This is our Malaysian mentality and it is a big problem.
RAW: Even if Sugumar had gone amok, the job of the police was to keep the situation under control and to help him to calm down.
Mentally ill people need help. They see the world differently from 'normal' people and sometimes do strange things because they feel threatened (though illogically) by what is around them.
As I have written before, assuming the witness' account is true, there is absolutely no justification to beat him up to death with the turmeric powder on his face after he was handcuffed.
But then what can we expect from some police officers in dealing with mentally ill people, when they (the police officers) are incapable of dealing professionally with people in general?
Hang Tuah PJ: When you rub turmeric powder to the face, it will burn, your eyes will burn and you will automatically want to rub your face and eyes with your hands. This is reflex action.
Now your hands are tied behind your back; what will you do? Struggle, isn't it? My God, Sugu was mentally handicapped. This is like killing an innocent child.
Borg Kinaulu: So we get a glimpse of how and why so many people suffered sudden death in police custody syndrome.
Perhaps the police investigation would find that Sugumaran died from an unfortunate accident such as jumping off the trishaw out of shame for his crime, or tripping over a piece of tree branch and have a heart attack due to his poor health.
Even though it happened in a public place with many eyewitnesses whose accounts of the event need to be orchestrated, there are still many possibilities.
If it happened in custody, the possibilities are even more endless but the post-mortem will always find that the victims died of heart failure.
Yes, he died because his heart had stopped beating. If his heart is still beating he won't be dead. Can't argue with that.
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City oriented itinerary on an excellent ship: Marina Cruise Review by Ronald-NL
Overall Member Rating
City oriented itinerary on an excellent ship
Destination: Baltic Sea
Embarkation: Copenhagen
Especially the food is above praise, in the main restaurant as well as in the specialty restaurants (which are included in the cruise price).
We like the Polo Grill and the Toscana best, and Red Ginger least.
One reservation can be made in each of the 4 specialty restaurants.
Special mention should be made for the Barristo Coffee bar, where excellent Illy specialty coffees (and the great Frappucino soft coffe ice) are served free of charge (like all non-alcoholic drinks). Great after a walk in town!
Another nice treat is the daily afternoon tea in the Horizons lounge: a classic English high tea.
Being a relatively small ship the shows are mediocre, but certainly worthwhile.
However we must say that on the Marina the guest More performers were not as good as a few month ago on it's sister ship Riviera (in the Caribic).
Oceania cruises are a bit more restrained then many other lines.
They can best be characterized by the fact that the on board music is by a string quartet + a pianist, against loud pop music and party pools which are present wih e.g. HAL, NCL, etc.
The Baltic cruise is practically complete directed at visits to characteristec Hanze cities. The scenery around it is pretty flat and uninteresting.
We didn't use the ship excursions, as they are outrageously expensive (even compared to the shore excursion prices of other cruise lines, which are already excessively high).
Anyway, the best way to experience a city is by walking around. We searched on the web for city walks, which we printed and took as a guideline.
Remarkable is that we got 3 days to spend in St.Petersburg, which in our opinion is too long, especially as you can only go into town with an organized excursion (which need not to be a ships excursion).
2 days are sufficient. The local tourist agencies initially didn't want to book a 2 day tour, as our ship was 3 days in port. However, after discovering that an NCL ship was 2 days in port during the same period, Alla tours was willing to sell us a 2 day tour, which was good (but overpriced compared to tours offered to people with a Russian visum). Less
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Current Job and Position
Dr. Serota is an eighth-year tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Education. In September 2011, she was also appointed the college's first Director of Online Teaching. Although on sabbatical during spring semester 2012, she is currently teaching 13 faculty members how to create and implement online courses at Westminster College. These new online faculty members will join the 9 returning online faculty members to offer over 25 courses during summer 2012. More than 200 students have taken online courses at Westminster since the program began in summer 2011.
She has earned: Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction, from the University of Missouri at Columbia; M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas; and, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri at Columbia.
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Dr. Serota teaches education courses such as social studies methods, middle school methods and philosophy, adolescent growth and development, and diversity in education. She also supervises both early field pre-service teachers as well as student teachers. She holds graduate school certification in college teaching, women's studies, and graduate course work completion in human development and family studies. Her prior high school teaching experience includes four years at a high school for at-risk students, where she taught social studies, journalism, and leadership courses.
Scholarly/Professional Highlights
Included in her scholarly achievements are recent presentations and attendance at international conferences relative to pre-teacher socialization as well as online graduate course development and implementation, peer review of manuscripts for Social Studies and the Young Learner, and document review and accreditation visits with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Dr. Serota is a member of Kappa Delta Pi, International Society in Education, The National Social Science Association, National Network for Educational Renewal, the Missouri Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, and Teaching for Tolerance. Honors and Awards include: Recipient, Remley Women's Center Exceptional Faculty & Staff Award (2010), Summer Research Grant (2009, 2007, 2006), Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity Westminster Employee of the Month (2008), and Dean's Award for Junior Faculty of the Year (2007).
Dr. Serota's publications include the following:
Serota, S.B., & Bennett, L. (2010). Reflections on learners and learning in early field experiences for secondary social studies. In E.E. Heilman (Ed.), Social studies and diversity education: What we do and why we do it (pp. 350-353). New York: Routledge.
Serota, S.B., & Bennett, L. (2008). Can we? Do we? Are we? Socializing future teachers. Journal of Teacher Education,17(1), pp. 63-72.
Serota, S.B., & Bennett, L. (2007-2008). Pre-service teacher socialization in early field experiences. Research in the Schools, 14(2), pp. 64-77.
Bennett, L., & Serota, S.B. (2007). The impact of teaching philosophy on instructional strategies: Reflections of fine tuning an online graduate course. National Social Science Journal, 28(2), 32-41.


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Sept. 29, 2010
BALTIMORE - Former Duke All-American and United States national team player Katie Chrest will join the Loyola University Maryland women's lacrosse team as an assistant coach, Head Coach Jen Adams announced today. Chrest will replace the departing Kylee White, who will serve as head coach at San Diego State University.
"We're extremely fortunate to have a coach of this caliber with this program," said Adams. "We know her coaching style and ability and feel like we will have a seamless transition as she joins our staff." Chrest comes to Loyola with a bevy of accomplishments as one of the world's top players.
A member of the championship-winning 2009 U.S. Women's World Cup Team, Chrest also started for four years as a member of the Duke women's lacrosse team en route to becoming the Blue Devils' all-time leading scorer and earning All-American honors three times.
"I'm excited to work with Jen and a program with so much tradition and history," Chrest said. "I'm looking forward to helping the coaching staff get this program back to where it was."
The Greyhounds' coaching staff is no stranger to Chrest or her talent. Chrest played against both Jen Adams and assistant coach Dana Dobbie at the 2009 World Cup in Prague and all three are promotional players for lacrosse equipment company STX. Chrest also served as a volunteer coach at Maryland with Adams.
"She's still a current player and played at the highest level of college lacrosse," Adams said. "Katie was one of the most effective college players to come through Duke and she will be able to impart that knowledge to our players."
Chrest spent six years in the United States national team system, including playing on the 2005 World Cup Training Team and helping the U-19 team capture a world championship in 1999. She also scored two goals and two assists as the U.S. won seven games to take the 2009 Women's World Cup.
Four years as a student-athlete at Duke saw Chrest earn All-American honors three times, win the ACC Player of the Year award twice and take the honor of the 2005 Tewaaraton Trophy, given annually to the nation's top lacrosse player. She also was named the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse Attacker of the Year in 2005 as well as the Duke Co-Female Athlete of the Year.
Chrest founded Chrest Lacrosse Ventures in January, a Baltimore-based group that organizes instructional youth lacrosse camps and helps facilitate recruiting between young athletes and schools. Chrest also recently worked as the Catonsville High School Lacrosse Head Coach.
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Are ticket inspectors carrying out an important and thankless task or does their role reflect a basic problem with the public transport system?
1. Why were inspectors introduced?
In the late 1990s the Kennett government privatised Melbourne's public transport. As part of this process, tram conductors were eliminated, staff levels at stations changed, and an automated ticketing system was introduced. But there have been continuing problems with the system. Some people have claimed it is a mess. At the heart of the debate has been the ticketing system.
Ticket inspectors were introduced to try to minimise fare evasion and restore profitability. The Government raised $12.5 million from 125,000 commuters fined in the last financial year. Companies say fare evasion costs $50 million a year in lost revenue. There has also been widespread vandalism of ticket machines, costing between $5 million and $6 million a year in repairs.
2. What are the arguments for maintaining ticket inspectors?
The role and behaviour of ticket inspectors has been the subject of much debate. Those in favour of roving ticket inspectors say they are simply trying to make the system work. Ticket inspectors play a role in maintaining security, one of the key concerns of public transport users. People feel safe when transport has an official presence. Ticket inspectors, of course, are not responsible for problems in privatisation or difficulties with ticketing machines. Yet they have borne the brunt of the public's dissatisfaction.
ĀThousands use the system every day without incident; a minority are fare evaders. Ticket inspectors tell stories of some of those people jumping from trains, or inspectors having to dodge punches, spittle or abuse when they ask for a ticket.
The most popular dodging time is a Saturday or Sunday morning, when mostly young clubbers are going home. Ticket inspectors have reported whole carriages travelling without tickets.
But fewer people are being caught without tickets than when inspectors were first introduced.
Some commuters complain that inspectors work in packs, presenting an intimidating force. The inspectors say they travel in numbers because it's safer to do so.
3. What do critics say?
Critics argue that roving inspectors are not a constant, reliable presence. There have been complaints from commuters about their conduct, including allegations of assault. People have felt intimidated by them, particularly when they work in groups, surrounding a commuter. Some suggest that they particularly target younger people and show little leniency. They have abused their powers and make commuters angry. In May, Melbourne magistrate Frank Jones found ticket inspectors were given only rudimentary training to carry out their powers.
4. What can the State Government do?
The State Government is preparing new rules governing the role of ticket inspectors. Complaints by commuters will be handled by either a specific transport ombudsman or the Victorian Ombudsman. Transport Minister Peter Batchelor said the new laws would restore the rights to recourse that passengers lost when public transport was privatised.
5. Recent events
Two incidents have recently brought the issue to public attention. Kew commuter Michael Orlowski refused to hand over his validated daily ticket or to give his name and address to M>Tram inspectors after he got off a tram. Magistrate John Hardy earlier this year ruled that Mr Orlowski was no longer in a tram carriage and that inspectors were not authorised to request a ticket.
The second incident involved Gavin Slipais, 15, who sustained serious injuries after leaping from a Melbourne train while inspectors were checking for tickets. Gavin's father and friends made claims of an inappropriate response from ticket inspectors in the incident.
M>Train has sacked a ticket inspector and demoted two others for failing to alert emergency services immediately after the boy leapt. Investigations continue into this incident.
Ā6. Recent headlines
"New rules for ticket inspectors",
The Age, June 23, 2003.
Ā"Fare thee well, if you have a ticket",
The Age, February 23, 2003.
7. What The Age says
Ā"No one expects ticket machines to do everything that conductors and
station staff used to do, such as offering advice on how to navigate around
Melbourne on public transport, or ensuring that the system is always safe to
use. But the ticket machines on trams should, as a minimal form of convenience
to those who use them, accept notes as well as coins."
Ā- Editorial opinion, The Age, July 30, 2002
8. What people say
Ā"If I was an usher at the cinema and asked to see your ticket, I don't
think you'd start calling me names or rolling your eyes. You'd show me your
Ā- Ticket inspector Murray, The Sunday Age, February 23, 2003
"I have been brought up knowing that if I did not have a ticket I would pay
the penalty. People seem to be complaining that they are getting fined, but if
they bought a ticket in the first place this would not happen. It is clearly
advertised that fines will be issued if passengers do not carry a valid ticket.
All too often I see people try to dodge the inspectors and jump barriers. It is
the inspectors' job to catch people without a ticket and stamp out this kind of
behaviour. If ticket inspectors are being abusive, then this is another issue.
ButĀ I have never had any problems in three-and-a-half years of travel, nor
have I witnessed any violence or harassment. The inspectors are just doing their
jobs; buy a ticket or pay the price."
- Chris Lewis, The Age, July 17, 2003
Ā"The public transport system could take a leaf out of the Japanese
system, which has a more practical and realistic approach to the problem of fare
evasion. Inspectors are always polite, and their role is simply to collect the
fare that should have been paid - whether it be a fare evader, or a passenger
who has decided to travel further than they have paid for. They issue the
passenger with an appropriate ticket, not a fine, and thank the passenger for
their patronage. No face is lost, no abusive words are exchanged - and life, at
a level of civility not found in our system, goes on."
- M. Leah Billeam, The Age, July 17, 2003.
9. Your view
What's your opinion? Is there a culture of fare evasion on public transport? Is the reintroduction of conductors selling tickets the only way of preventing it? Why has there been vandalism on ticket machines? What would it take to have more confidence in the role and powers of inspectors? Students are encouraged to share their views on this issue. Submit your view online at www.education.theage.com.au or email email@example.com
10. Web links
Victrip: Victoria's Official Public Transport Website
Linking Victoria: a public transport system for all Victorians
11. Curriculum links
Studies of Society & Environment:
Australia's people and places 3.2
Economy & Society 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.
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life and family outside school as well. Please don't change the hours.
- Rebecca Thorpe, grade 5, Glen Katherine Primary School
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8am) after a half-hour bus ride, sitting down yet again and doing two further
hours of study before getting a chance to spend some time with my family. As you
can imagine, fatigue sets in pretty early and bedtime is usually 9pm. At 4pm all
I want to do is see my family, or at least be at home.
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WILDWOOD - Glenwood Avenue Elementary School recently held its first spelling bee in about 30 years and no one is happier than Ezequiel Palacios.
"Spelling is a big thing in life," the 11-year-old said Monday. "Without spelling, you can't write or read or simply live a normal life."
But Ezequiel doesn't just talk about good spelling; he practices it.
Last week, the fifth-grader won Glenwood's schoolwide bee, open to students in grades four and five. Now, he's busy studying to compete at the South Jersey Regional Spelling Bee on March 22 at Galloway Township Middle School. The bee leads up to the The Scripps National Spelling Bee, which takes place May 25 to 31 in Washington, D.C.
"I'm really excited. A little nervous, but I'm pumped up for it," he said.
Glenwood's literacy coach Tracey Melchiorre is equally excited. At the direction of Principal John Kummings, she looked into the prospect of having a spelling bee at the school and she found none had been held at the elementary level here for at least 30 years.
"I've been here 28 years and I know none have been held since I came," she said.
Melchiorre said students were asked to sign up and the response- 65 of them wanted to take part - was tremendous given the bee's long absence.
She then gathered them together each school day for practice, allowing the students to walk up to a microphone just as they would at the actual spelling bee.
"Every student really took their job seriously. They wanted to do it," she said.
A mini-spelling bee was then held to narrow the field to 30, and on Thursday students in grades three to five watched as Ezequiel and the other 29 finalists competed.
Each received a finalist T-shirt, and on the day of the bee a face painter gave each of them a bumble bee painting on their cheeks to designate them as finalists.
Melchiorre worried the crowd might not be quiet enough to allow the students to concentrate, but instead, she said, "you could have heard a pin drop."
Ezequiel spelled bulwark correctly and won after spelling his final word: shiatsu, a Japanese massage technique.
He said he knew the word well, having studied it with one of his friends.
"When I won, I felt so proud of myself," he said. "My mom was so proud."
Melchiorre said she now practices with Ezequiel, joking that the relationship resembles the connection between Rocky and his trainer Mickey in the movie "Rocky."
The youngster loves reading, drawing and soccer, too, but for now his attention is focused on spelling as he prepares for the event in Galloway Township.
"I'm going to practice every day until the big day," he said.
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Amesbury, MA (May 19, 2010) - Local Boston-area BMW racing squad Turner Motorsport will be firing up their BMW engines a little early this week. The team has been tabbed to participate in Thursday's "Liberty for Lime Rock" event to benefit Davids House. Davids House is a home-away-from-home facility for families with ill or injured children at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire.
Turner Motorsport, which is based in Amesbury, is preparing to make is 200th race start Memorial Day weekend at Connecticut's Lime Rock Park as part of the traditional holiday weekend race. Thursday's fundraising event will see the team bringing the same No. 97 BMW M3 machine that won the most recent round of GRAND-AM racing in Virginia with Michael Marsal and Joey Hand driving through the streets of Boston.
"This is a great way for us to bring some attention and raise some money for a very good cause," said team principal Will Turner, who will be making a return to racing action next weekend. "This is also a great way to promote the race at Lime Rock. It's our home track and it is always a big deal for us to race there, but this year it is even bigger with us hitting the 200th race. My hat's off to the guys at Guardian Angel Motorsport and to GRAND-AM for putting everything together, it should be a fun day in the city and it is a great way to kick things off for the races next weekend."
The Lime Rock Park race weekend will see Turner Motorsport in action in both the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge events on Saturday as well as the Rolex Sports Car Series race on Monday afternoon.
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Can't attend, but want to make a donation? If you are unable to attend in Boston and are still interested in their efforts, you can always become a Guardian Angel as well. Donations are welcomed to aid their support; instructions on their site: www.GuardianAngelMotorsports.com
Join us at Lime Rock Park, Connecticut this Memorial Day Weekend Turner Motorsport welcomes all our fans and customers to our home event, May 29-31. Lime Rock is a very family-friendly race venue. All of our friends play a vital role in the success of our team and we want you there, enjoying in the fun. Join us for a weekend full of racing at one of the most beautiful race tracks in the country! For tickets and a complete schedule of events, please visit the Lime Rock Park website.
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As a native of Mississippi, I feel I have a pass to discuss the accent of its residents.
Therefore, I can pass along Glenn Giro's observations without fear of reprisal from my fellow "Missippians."
Glenn, of Denham Springs, says he "had a high school teacher who told us she was from 'Meyus-a-seeyuppi.'
"She wrote on the board: 'Pin, Pan, Pen' and proceeded to tell us we would learn the differences in these words.
"My 16-year-old ears heard her say 'Payen, Payen and Payen.'
"If she hadn't been pointing to each word as she said it, I would not have known the difference.
"By the way, she was my speech teacher, and I eventually aced the class."
(But what kind of accent did you come out of it with?)
The retiring kind
Carl Spillman has a suggestion for the retiree who wrote in asking if anyone wanted his 100 or so neckties, which he was no longer required to wear:
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"The neighbors may think you are a little weird…
"And if that doesn't blow their mind, just light up the old grill and crack a root beer on Monday mornings a couple of times."
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Jackie wonders if a "Mayhaw Martini" could be a specialty drink at New Orleans' famed "Tales of the Cocktail," a celebration of adult beverages coming up July 16-20.
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He recalls there being no "crawfish" up there, "but plenty of crawdads, which I would catch in the branch.
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It is preferrable that if you urinate on this article that you have seen the American Graffiti film as well as all of the Star Wars movies.
Wi Account ki 00:40, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
- I apologize for the long wait but it doesn't look like anyone meets that criteria... --Pleb SYNDROME CUN medicate (butt poop!!!!) 04:56, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
|Well, the article was very factual. And that is part of the problem - the intro was not particularly funny and was too serious. I've had this problem in some of the articles I've started, so its an error I am quite attuned to (I used to write for Wikipedia so that probably explains it!). It certainly needs lightening up.
The same goes for the main-body - though I appreciate the parody, its not really utilised for humorous effect. The bright point was the epilogue - some good laughs in there - particularly Leia and the Jedi-mind trick (Though isn't she technically a Jedi herself? And hence not vulnerable :P).
|The concept is fairly good, and I've have seen a lot of Lucasfilm stuff. But you the point is to make people relate to it, and if you want it to feature then non-experts will have to find it funny too. I would maybe focus on making the Jedi's seem a bit more childish and inexperienced like the guys are in American Graffiti.
|Prose and formatting:
|No gripes here.
|The images were of OK quality and they were relevant to the issue - I would maybe find a better one of the wolf, and somehow try to make it a bit more humorous. The prose already tells us that Wolfman is indeed, a wolf, so use the caption in the image for a one-liner or something - they can really make or break an article, and I often look at some articles just for the fantastic images and one-liners (even if they have torrid prose!)
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|The story you've got is good, and I like how you've taken the Graffiti story and put Star Wars characters over it, but it just needs to be made more funny, and on the plus-side there are plenty of truthful things for you to make funny. I would recommend reading HTBFANJS, but more importantly, studying the real masters of humour, who are not to be found on here, but in the world of comedy.
|--Knucmo2 21:22, 10 August 2008 (UTC)