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A. Neil Salyapongse, MD Print Friendly PageFaculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
A. Neil Salyapongse, MD, earned his medical degree from Northwestern University and completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the UW Health Breast Center.
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Ilkley Carnival committee has announced the line-up for this year's May Day Bank holiday Monday event with daredevil cycling act Zero Gravity headlining on the East Holmes carnival field.
The Yorkshire Tour-themed carnival has booked one of the world's leading freestyle trial riders and Top Gear Live Tour stunt man, Chris Doney, to deliver a death-defying stunt show in the carnival's Stray FM arena on Monday May 5.
With the parade expected to showcase creative costumes and floats from more than 1,200 schoolchildren, charities and local organisations, the carnival committee is hoping crowds will top previous years and funds collected for local groups will be even higher than the £12,000 raised in 2013.
Ilkley Carnival is an entirely volunteer-run event which invests profits made back into the community.
Ten local organisations benefited from last year's event and this year, half of all profits raised will go to LS29 Special Needs Support Group with the remainder shared between other local groups.
Ilkley Carnival committee chairman Andrew Stacey said: "We have been bowled over by how much support we are getting for the carnival this year – it just keeps getting bigger, better and more popular.
For more information about Ilkley Carnival and Ilkley Rocks and for tickets go to ilkleycarnival.org. Committee members are also selling tickets on The Grove and on Brook Street on Saturday April 26 and Saturday May 3.

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Having helped my son set up Python on his Raspberyy Pi and doing a bit of basic programming, I've decided to have a go on my Mac. I'm running OSX 10.7.5 and Idle 3.3.1
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Boston Conservatory and Walnut Hill School for the Arts Announce Alliance
The Boston Conservatory and Walnut Hill School for the Arts have announced an academic partnership program that enables select Walnut Hill students to earn a B.F.A. in Dance in just three years at the Conservatory.
This one-of-a-kind partnership between the two institutions recognizes the academic and artistic education at Walnut Hill as a strong foundation for success at the Conservatory and offers students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate education more quickly than the traditional four year degree program, thus allowing students to begin their professional careers earlier.
"Walnut Hill continues to graduate exceptional students every year, many of whom apply to and are accepted at The Boston Conservatory. These students are mature and self-directed, in addition to demonstrating academic and performance excellence, which makes them ideal candidates for this type of program," said Cathy Young, director of the Dance Division at The Boston Conservatory.
Walnut Hill students will have the opportunity to apply to the Conservatory's dance program in their junior year of high school. The application process will consider both academic and artistic development and excellence. Upper level academic coursework will be required of these students prior to finishing their program at Walnut Hill; these courses will be accepted by The Conservatory and applied toward the B.F.A. degree requirements.
"It's incredibly exciting to pave this path for our dance students," said Antonio Viva, head of school at Walnut Hill. "Michael Owen has done a fantastic job in working with Cathy Young to get this off the ground. We see so much potential in this partnership with The Conservatory, a school that shares Walnut Hill's commitment to excellence, open-minded exploration, and collaboration."
The partnership program is part of the Conservatory College initiative, announced by The Boston Conservatory earlier this month. The Conservatory College will offer degree programs supported by the school's core performance disciplines of music, dance and musical theater. In addition to the partnership with Walnut Hill, the Conservatory College addresses new but related areas of student interest, including contemporary theater, multidisciplinary stage management and music education programs that focus on the special skills needed in teaching music to individuals on the autism spectrum. Some programs are designed to achieve degrees or certificates in less than the traditional time, some are low residency and all take advantage of the Conservatory's unique teaching and learning environment.
"The Boston Conservatory continues to shape the next generation of leaders in the performing arts. But we recognize that the landscape is changing, and we're adding programs that meet those needs," said Richard Ortner, president of The Boston Conservatory. "The alliance with Walnut Hill School for the Arts is a unique way for qualified students to complete their Conservatory program in three years with a foundation representative of the rigors of Conservatory education."
Students from Walnut Hill are auditioning this spring for admission to the program, with the first students beginning courses at The Boston Conservatory in the fall of 2015.


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Jeff Boruff Memorial Sea Turtle Release Returns Turtles To Wild
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – Three rehabilitated green sea turtles, including some stranded by last winter's record freeze, were returned to the wild July 1 in the lower Laguna Madre. The Jeff Boruff Memorial Sea Turtle Release was dedicated to the memory of Jeff "Yappo" Boruff, a young Texan who volunteered summers helping endangered sea turtles in Mexico.
Boruff died in a tragic ATV accident in late 2009, but his passing gave rise to a fundraising effort acknowledged at the Sea Turtle, Inc. facility right after the July 1 turtle release. The nonprofit received a $5,000 donation that will be used to fund a student intern position for sea turtle nest monitoring.
The YappoPalooza fundraising project supports a binational effort between the U.S., Texas and Mexico that has brought back the Kemp's Ridley turtle from the brink of extinction. The focus involves protecting the Ridley's primary nesting sites. About 95 percent of the worldwide Kemp's Ridley Turtles nest in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico along Gulf of Mexico beaches.
Besides hosting a fundraising event, YappoPalooza allowed hunters to aid the turtle cause and get a shot at winning one of six beautiful firearms donated by Joe McBride of McBride's Guns. At the July 1 check presentation, officials also drew winners for raffle prizes, which included a customized Remington 700 30-06 valued at more than $5,000, plus shotguns and other guns.
Among those present at the check presentation was Jeff's father Scott Boruff, who works as deputy executive director for operations at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
"Some of my fondest memories with Jeff are from our days at the turtle camps," Scott Boruff said. "We often sat out at night on the beach and watched the stars to the sounds of oceans waves rolling ashore. We laughed and shared stories with the locals about far ranging topics. We drove the deserted beaches on four wheelers looking for turtles. We went fishing on pristine beaches with no other people for miles in any direction. We always felt privileged to be close to nature."
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HEDGES in an Accrington road are so overgrown they are forcing schoolchildren to walk on the road, it was claimed.
Hollins Lane resident Eric Lynch has voiced his concern that it is an 'accident waiting happen' and called for the council to take action.
The 84-year-old said: "I have been in touch with Lancashire County Council and they have promised me, over the last six months, that they would deal with it, but they haven't.
"It's in an appalling state. The hedges are so overgrown schoolchildren have to walk in the road. I think it's dangerous and an accident waiting to happen.
"There's no maintenance going on. I'd like to speak to somebody when they come."
Mr Lynch, who has lived in Hollins Lane for 33 years, said paving slabs in the road had also sunk.
He spoke to the Lancashire Telegraph after growing frustrated at reporting the problem to no avail. The Hollins Lane Technology College has around 780 students. Nobody could be reached for comment yesterday.
Oliver Starkey, Lancashire County Council highways manager for Hyndburn, said: "The county council does not own or maintain this land next to Hollins Lane, and our investigations have found that its ownership is not registered with the Land Registry.
""We have recently inspected this location, and our assessment is that the foliage is not obstructing the highway.
"However, if it begins to cause a problem and affect safety we will cut it back with a view to seeking reimbursement if it becomes known who owns the land.
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Big Brother 10's Steven Speaks…..
Well, Steven speaks again! Check out his latest MySpace blog entry and then come on into our forums and tell us what you think!
"Well I have been ever so patiently awaiting the arrival of BB11, see the new house, houseguests etc. If you read my first blog I said I wasn't too happy with the houseguests, mainly because of the stereotypical gay guy that they brought back on. I have to say that I was probably too judgemental on the show and who they picked, I am sure it is a tough job (Robyn and Bonnie, I so love you both) finding new, different and interesting people that will cause enough drama to make the show worth watching. Anyway, I am shocked to find out what is going to happen this Thursday night, I can't even think of a better way to describe it other then shocked, any other words would probably give away the secret. I don't wanna say too much and give away the show or my sources, so this is all I can give you. If you wanna hear me describe how shocked I am before the show airs, check me out on Real Player (exact time is still pending), I am doing an interview with Chelsia on Thursday. Then if you wanna hear my thoughts on the show and listen to a very special caller with first hand knowlege of what you just saw in episode 1 then listen to me on BBAD Blog Talk Radio at 8pm Central, immediately following the premier of the BB11. I definately have some opinions on it all…"


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MEMBERS of the City of Worcester Air Cadets unit will be washing cars this weekend to raise funds for their squadron.
Air Cadets from 187 Squadron will be at their home in Perdiswell, next to the city's park and ride, between 9am and 3pm on Saturday (April 5).
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The most common wildlife to encounter throughout the urban landscape is of the musical and feathered variety. Here at the Oakland Zoo, there are a few avian species that are reliably seen in exhibits pilfering the Zoo animals' food. Many more, however, may only be spied as flashes of shifting shapes and sound as they navigate through green cover. Unknown to most visitors, many are flocking to bird feeders that were put out just for them.
Hanging outside of office windows or in butterfly gardens throughout the Zoo, these feeders and the surrounding plants provide nourishment and habitat for birds that call the Zoo and the surrounding Knowland Park, their home. Some species are year-round residents, while others are migratory birds that rely on the grounds seasonally or as a staging area along their route.
A small group of us, Zoo employees and volunteers, decided to investigate what species are on Zoo grounds and the surrounding area. We began this past season by counting the Oakland Zoo's backyard birds as part of a citizen-science endeavor. Project Feeder Watch is a winter-long study performed throughout North America in an effort to track broad-scale movements of winter bird populations. This educational and research endeavor is jointly led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada. From November to April, participants vigilantly watch birds that are attracted to food, water, or plantings in their backyards or nature centers.
It often surprises people that these anecdotal backyard reports have an important niche in the world of conservation biology. Published in scientific journals, the data from such counts allows wildlife biologists to glean a big picture image of the distribution and abundance of many avian species, and to track changes in related trends over time. For example, if FeederWatch data indicates that a species seems to be in decline over many years in an area, that information can be (and has been) used for further research and conservation action.
In a time of global climate change and rapid avian decline, this citizen-gleaned data can become increasingly important. The connection to local wildlife that one finds through such activities as birding is also a critical part of such ventures. I've never met a birder that didn't feel invested in the survival of the species on the other side of the lens. I've also never seen a person watching the avian acrobats of the sky, water, and land without being filled with a sense of awe and excitement.
In our 21 weeks of counting in the Wayne and Gladys Valley Children's Zoo, we saw more than thirty avian species associated with the feeders, ten of which we saw during every count. There were a few birds, such as the resident Red-tailed Hawks and a lone transient Fox Sparrow in the Edna Mack Butterfly Garden, that we also got to know as individual members of our wildlife community. As that fox sparrow traveled north this Spring, I was happy to know that we provided such a wonderful feeding ground to give such birds the energy they need for their daily and seasonal aerial feats.
With the maintenance of beautiful gardens and grounds in the Oakland Zoo, we are working to enhance the lives of the Zoo animals as well as to conserve native wildlife. Each one of us can do our part to create more suitable urban habitat for our wild friends, one tree, one nest-box, one feeder at a time.


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Onthank Awards Recognize Fairfax County Employees
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Onthank Awards Recognize Fairfax County Employees
Ten employees have been selected to receive the Onthank Award, the highest honor Fairfax County bestows on its employees. Eight recipients are from the county and two are from the school system. The awards were presented at today's regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
The county awardees are:
- Joseph Bakos Jr., chief zoning inspector, Department of Planning and Zoning
- Douglas K. Byrd, lieutenant, Office of the Sheriff
- Tyler D. Corey, lieutenant, Office of the Sheriff
- Katharine D. Ichter, transportation division chief, Department of Transportation
- Noel H. Kaplan, planner III, Department of Planning and Zoning
- Marguerite M. Kiely, director, Department of Systems Management for Human Services
- Daniel L. Pierce, lieutenant, Office of the Sheriff
- Katherine J. Strotman, management analyst II, Library
The school awardees are:
- Vanessa A. Jackson, custodian II, Key Middle School
- Susan M. Rexford, career center specialist, West Springfield High School
The Onthank Award was established by the Board of Supervisors in 1966 to honor the memory of Colonel A. Heath Onthank (USA Ret.), the first chairman of the Fairfax County Civil Service Commission (1957-1962) and guiding force of the county's career merit system.
The Onthank Award recognizes accomplishments of outstanding worth in advancing and improving public service in the Fairfax County government and school system by an individual county employee. No more than 10 awards may be given each year.
Eligibility for the Onthank Award is open to merit system employees of the county government, and contracted unified salary scale and food service employees of the Fairfax County Public Schools. School teachers and instructional assistants are not eligible for this award.
Since its inception in 1966, 267 employees have received the Onthank Award. Recipients have included managers, public safety employees, secretaries, human services personnel, custodians, librarians, school bus drivers, building inspectors and others from agencies throughout the county and school system. Nominations have come from private citizens, fellow employees, civic groups, and business and professional organizations.
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Lasers in Toys Can Cause Serious Eye Damage, FDA Warns
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FRIDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Lasers in toys can be dangerous to children and those around them, posing the risk of serious eye injuries and even blindness, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"A beam shone directly into a person's eye can injure it in an instant, especially if the laser is a powerful one," Dan Hewett, health promotion officer at the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said in an agency news release.
Laser injuries to eyes usually don't hurt, but vision can deteriorate slowly over time. These injuries may go unnoticed for days and even weeks, and could be permanent, Hewett said.
Examples of laser toys include:
The FDA is particularly interested in toys with lasers because it's often children who are hurt by these products. Advertisers promote them as playthings, so parents and kids believe they're safe to use, Hewett said.
In recent years, the power of lasers has increased while prices have fallen, he added.
The FDA offers the following safety tips:
-- Robert Preidt
SOURCE: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, news release, Aug. 6, 2013


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London Scottish head coach Simon Amor was happy with an opening day win in the Championship, but he was not so happy about the overall performance.
James Love bagged all the points in a 26-20 win over Rotherham Titans at the Athletic Ground on Sunday, but Amor said they will need to greatly improve for the visit of Newcastle Falcons.
The Falcons, led by former Harlequins director of rugby Dean Richards, started their league campaign with a 37-20 win at Bristol.
And with a host of international players, including Scottish stars Allister Hogg, Scott MacLeod and Rory Lawson, in their ranks, they are among the favourites to reach the Aviva Premiership.
Amor said: "I am pleased with the result, but our performance was a long way from where we want to be.
"We have a lot of things to work on. There are a lot of new guys starting, so it will take time to gel combinations.
"Against Rotherham our set pieces were not as good as we would like, which is to do with a lot of new people coming together. And our breakdowns were not as effective as we'd like either.
"But with a little bit of concentration, game understanding and recognising other players' roles, that will come."
Amor will be without loosehead prop Mark Irish for the visit of the Falcons on Saturday (3pm) after he picked up a foot injury.
"We face a formidable challenge in the Falcons," Amor said.
"They have an exceptional squad, an exceptional coaching staff and set-up and they are laden with Premiership and international experience right across the board.
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13 Common Misconceptions Couples Have About Singles (And Vice Versa)
Couples and singles often view each other with a mix of confusion, suspicion, and, sometimes, straight-up hostility. We all know, deep down, that someone's relationship status doesn't define them or instantly turn them into a cliche, but that sure doesn't stop most of us from making some ridiculous generalizations — even if we've personally been on both sides of the coin. Are your married friends sublimely happy all the time just because they're married? No way! Is your single friend really free to dog sit for you anytime because she has no life? Nope. We wanted to debunk some of these ridiculous misconceptions as a reminder that we're all on the same team. Here are some of the most common misguided assumptions single people make about couples (and vice versa). Read on to see what assumptions you might be making…
Misconceptions Singles Have About Couples:
1. That when you see them walking down the street, holding hands and making shmoopy face, that they're so in love. Maybe you just caught them at a good moment, right after a fight. Or maybe it's their first date!
2. That their sex life must be played out and boring or that they're having hot, mind-blowing sex a million times a day. It's probably somewhere in between.
3. That their lives are perfect BECAUSE they're in a relationship. Bwahahahaha!
4. That they don't have time for their single friends anymore. That's all in your head. Just ask them to hang out alone and you'll probably get a resounding YES.
5. That their partner 100 percent knows and gets everything about them. Um, no. That's why they want to hang out with you.
6. That life is easier when you have a shoulder to lean on 24/7. Believe it or not, sometimes it's actually harder because you have two sets of problems to worry about instead of one.
7. That their pre-existing personal problems disappeared when they became a couple. Still alive and kicking.
8. That they never are attracted to or get crushes on other people. You don't cease being human just because you're in a relationship.
9. That they either never fight or bicker constantly. Eh, It depends on the day.
10. That they've somehow magically figured out how to be a grownup in a way you haven't. If you know the secret to being a grownup, please share.
11. That they're bored or boring. Sitting in front of the TV not talking is not a regular couples activities. Chances are we're busy and don't get to spend that much time together, so when we do, we're catching up on each other's lives.
12. That they never get sick of each other. Even if they don't spend that much time together, when you know a person really well, it's really easy to get sick of them, especially when they're in a crap mood.
13. That they never wish they were single sometimes. Yes, sometimes we wish we could come home and have control of the TV for hours on end.
Misconceptions Couples Have About Singles:
1. That they're lonely. Maybe every so often, like on holidays or during weddings, but otherwise, not so much.
2. That they go out every night. Being single doesn't preclude you from having to go to bed at a reasonable hour so you can go to work the next date.
3. That they need help finding a date. Specifically, that they need YOUR help finding a date and you should set them up with any other single human that you know.
4. That their life is wild and exciting. If you consider having control of the TV for hours on end exciting, then YES!
5. That they're having tons of one-night stands or experiencing an epic dry spell. Maybe a little bit of both, but mostly sex with yourself.
6. That they're available to pet sit or babysit anytime. Believe it or not, single people have schedules too.
7. That they're out to steal your man. It's happened once or twice, but generally, singles aren't looking for a taken person.
8. That they want to entertain you with all their crazy date stories. As much as you might love hearing about their latest epic mismatch, talking about their horrendous OKCupid date last night is not particularly funny to them.
9. That they want to come to your place because theirs is such a sad, dirty bachelor pad. Contrary to popular belief, single people keep more than a block of cheese, a six-pack of beer and a tub of Nutella in their fridge.
10. That they're less responsible/mature/evolved than people in relationships. In fact, it just might be the opposite.
11. That they must be doing something wrong. Don't try to figure it what their "problem" is if you don't want to get punched.
12. That their only goal in life is coupling up/getting married. Mind-blowing fact: Some people choose to be single.
13. That they will be jealous if you talk about how in love you are. Probably more like HAPPY FOR YOU.
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If your hay fields and pastures were in poor condition going into the winter, you have some options. Steve Barnhart, Extension forage agronomist with Iowa State University, shares the following management options and practices that you may want to consider this spring:
Help recovering hay and pasture stands "catch up" and regain vigor this spring. If fall recovery was not favorable, or you cut or grazed late in the season in 2012, the recovering forage plant may still be under some physiological stress. Hay and pasture plants will benefit from allowing a bit more recovery and growing time this spring before they are cut or grazed. For best "recovery management" delay the first cut of alfalfa stands until they reach early- to mid-bloom. For pastures, allow 3 to 4 inches of growth in the spring before livestock turnout. Also consider reducing stocking rates on pastures until growing conditions improve.
Fertilize pastures, but only if needed. From an economic and productivity standpoint, apply phosphorus (P) and/or potassium (K) only if they are needed. The need for pasture P and K are best determined by soil testing. Soil testing and needed applications can still be done in the spring. Applying nitrogen in early spring is a common practice on many farms. Grass-based pastures usually respond quickly to added nitrogen. However, consider whether you can actually use all of the extra pasture growth, or whether it will be more economical to apply a modest early spring application (30 or 40 lbs/acre), and assess the precipitation probabilities for the remainder of spring and summer. You can apply an additional 30 or 40 lbs/acre in mid-spring, and again possibly in late-summer to make your seasonal nitrogen use more efficient.
Consider frost seeding or interseeding drought-thinned pastures or hay fields. Frost seeding is the broadcasting of legumes or additional grass seed in late winter when the last few weeks of night-freeze and daytime-thaw aid in seed coverage. Interseeding is using a drill to no-till plant legumes or forage grasses into an existing sod. Spring interseeding dates are mid-March through late-April.
Evaluate forage resources and inventories to determine if supplemental forage is needed. Consider the extra forage opportunities you may have such as grazing or harvest of fall-planted cereal grain cover crops, and cereal grain companion crops planted with new hay and pasture seedings. Some producers will likely allocate a portion of their intended row crop acres to the production of summer annual forages, to be used as grazed or harvested supplemental forage. The most commonly used summer annuals are Sudangrass, sorghum-Sudangrass hybrids, and the various grasses classified as "millets" (foxtail millet, Japanese millet, and hybrid pearl millet.) These crops are generally planted in mid- to late May, and with good weather and management, can provide 1 to 3 harvests or grazings during the growing season.
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Hair removal is trouble enough in itself, but having to deal with redness, bumps and ingrown hairs make it even worse. Ingrown hairs are caused when the stubble of a hair left behind after being cut by a razor or broken off as wax is removed is mis-alligned in its pore. As the hair grows back, it begins to puncture the tissue. Not only is this painful, but an infection can quickly occur. Rashes and redness are also common, as the skin reacts to the disruption to the skin, follicles and pores caused by shaving and waxing. There is no need to just let it "go away" -- Shaveworks Products offer relief from the uncomfortable feeling and unhappy appearance that so often accompanies shaving and waxing.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's and women's cross country teams, in preparation of for their fall championship 2010 season, has released their 2010 non-championship schedule.
The Lions, who are captained by Head Coach Melissa Miller, will begin their training on Saturday, February 20th when they head to the Embry Riddle Invitational to compete. The shotgun start is set for 10 a.m.
Two weeks later, Saint Leo will compete in the USF Open. The March 5th invitational is set to begin at 4:00 p.m. After a month layoff, the two squads will return to the campus of Embry Riddle to compete in the Spikes Classic. No time yet has been announced for the Saturday, April 3rd event.
SLU will conclude the fall portion of their schedule by taking part in the University of Tampa Invitational on Saturday, April 10th. The evening race will begin at 5:00 p.m.
The Lions return all but one student-athlete to both the men's and women's teams for 2010.


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Orange County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested two men in relation to a narcotics bust on Wednesday, March 12 at about 11 p.m., according to a news release from Chief Deputy Clint Hodgkinson.
One man was arrested and another facing drug charges after Orange County Sheriff's deputies discovered large quantities of narcotics during a traffics stop Monday morning, June 10.
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Auburn, Ala. - You're invited to attend the third and final public input meeting regarding the revitalization of the Opelika Road Corridor.
Renew Opelika Road Public Meeting #3
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141 North Ross Street
Public Meeting #3 will include opportunities for the public to review and comment on specific recommendations for road improvements and future land uses on the corridor.
The final outcome of Renew Opelika Road will be a plan to guide the future development of this strategic corridor, answering questions of how to support Auburn's existing businesses and attract new destinations for residents and visitors. The most effective ways to improve traffic flow, pedestrian accessibility and the overall look and feel that citizens envision for this strategic corridor will also be discussed.
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Quantenna Announces Development of 10G Wi-Fi 802.11ac Chipsetby Ganesh T S on 4/14/2014 8:00 AM EST
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chinmaythosar - Monday, April 14, 2014 - linktypo , last line 'anternna' .. Reply
webmastir - Monday, April 14, 2014 - linkCable less server rooms in <10yrs. You heard it here folks. Reply
extide - Monday, April 14, 2014 - linkI highly doubt it. Sometimes you just can't beat the simplicity of a cable, no configuration/pairing, etc. Reply
DanNeely - Monday, April 14, 2014 - linkExcept on the very small/low end I doubt it. Once you've got multiple racks up and running with a decent set of high network activity apps running on a few of them the single 10gb for the room an access point based on something like this can offer will be swamped.
Also, QoS is much easier to get and maintain on a wired network. Reply
solipsism - Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - linkAs well as security. Reply
Cogman - Monday, April 14, 2014 - linkYes, lets take something that is VERY secure, VERY reliable, and VERY fast and replace it with something that isn't as secure, reliable, or fast. Because.. screw it, we hate wires!
And don't forget, there isn't a single technology which is currently applied to wireless to make it fast which couldn't also be applied to an optical cable (if most of them aren't already). Optical cables operate on the same principles as wireless signals. The difference is the medium (which, the optical medium is WAY more reliable and less prone to things like interference)
After all, it is EM radiation all the way down. Reply
enealDC - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - linkcould not have said it better. Reply
wolrah - Thursday, April 17, 2014 - linkNever. Never ever.
I have no idea why people keep saying this, but they obviously don't understand server networking needs or the simple fact that anything you can do over a wireless connection to make it carry more traffic also applies equally to wires. Wires will always have more bandwidth and less interference, end of story.
Wireless networks are good for mobility and easier to install, but servers don't move and are usually located in rooms intended to be easily wired. Reply
TransformationCAFromSpace - Saturday, April 19, 2014 - linkWell, if it's a concentrating solar farm and an attempt to get biome and raptor nests (and munition detection) fostered out on the edge where aves won't be instacooked flying above the heliostats...and they eat orange cables, mind you, then sure. Until you want peered hadoop services; then the tunnels will be (salt loops or) fiber, because you can't stack open antenna spaces together (even if you're fine sighting signal down rows of heliostats somehow.) Salt loop server cooling and networking is a midge harder if you want a lateral technology stack from other cogeneration...crank those heat pump junctions up a notch and design cold junctions with biomes. Who wants high-test steel packed with alumina as cladding if it can be paying clients? Reply
welkie - Thursday, April 24, 2014 - linkWireless is useful where the clients are moving around. Wired always seems to perform better with stationary clients. I don't wanna be all Bill Gates here, but nobody will ever need more than a shielded cat6 ethernet cable. ;) Reply
dragonsqrrl - Monday, April 14, 2014 - linkSoo... any word on when we might start seeing integrated 10Gb on desktop chipsets? Reply
MikhailT - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - linkThe article gave the only clue we have: "While the 4x4 solution we covered at CES is expected to go into mass production later this year, the 8x8 chipset is expected to arrive in 2015."
Routers with 8x8 (wave3) likely to show up in the second half of 2015, and for clients. I'd suspect late '16 or early '17 for 8x8 desktops and laptops.
I wouldn't expect the mobile device to get it before 2018, the power constraints are far greater. Reply
golemB - Monday, April 14, 2014 - linkUgh. The tech industry really should stop confusing consumers with "5G" meaning either "Fifth Generation" or "Five Gigabits/bytes" (and the same with any other number). If we're talking about ten gigabits per second, please write 10 Gbps or 10 Gb/s, not "10G." Otherwise you'll keep propagating more confusion (think of all the iPhone 4 owners who thought they had 4G mobile connections). Reply
ganeshts - Monday, April 14, 2014 - linkUnfortunately (or, fortunately, depending on the way you see it), 10G is Quantenna's branding for their 8x8 solution and it also happens to be capable of up to 10 Gbps theoretical speeds. At least it is better than Broadcom's 5G for the fifth-generation branding (the 5G Wi-Fi itself wasn't capable of 5 Gbps obviously). Reply
Likkie - Monday, April 14, 2014 - linkI agree, its so confusing at times. Although I think that 5G and 10G should refer to the speed since G is the official SI prefix for Giga. Whereas they should use 5Gen or Gen5 to refer to generation. Reply
Beany2013 - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - linkThey've got to try to make themselves look better than they actually are somehow, but at least 10G in this case actually refers to a potential speed (Even if no client for years is going to be capable of it, and likely no client at all on this generation of wireless - unless you can imagine a tablet with 8 antennas in it).
It's almost as annoying as the whole 3G LTE/4G thing. When as I recall, they started calling extended 3G standard clients and networks 4G because, frankly, they thought it'd sell better, even though by that point the concept of a true 4G network and the speeds it would be capable of had been thrashed out, and 3G LTE was not, by a wide margin, anywhere close.
Gits. Reply
Krysto - Monday, April 14, 2014 - linkSounds like slightly boosted 802.11ac-2013:
http://www.zdnet.com/super-fast-wi-fi-coming-802-1... Reply
BMNify - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - link"Sounds like slightly boosted 802.11ac"
it is.... notice though how the antiquated IEEE consensus couldn't even agree to use 1024-QAM 10 bits/second/Hz, never mind 4096 QAM 12 bits/second/Hz bonded channel's , having to make do with only 256 QAM 8 bits/second/Hz
"The IEEE 802.11ac specification adds channel bandwidths of 80 MHz and 160 MHz with both contiguous and non-contiguous 160 MHz channels for flexible channel assignment. It adds higher order modulation in the form of 256 quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), providing an additional 33-percent improvement in data rate. A further doubling of the data rate is achieved by increasing the maximum number of spatial streams to eight." Reply
LouisMGant - Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - linkOptical cables operate on the same principles as wireless signals. The difference is the medium (which, the optical medium is WAY more reliable and less prone to things like interference) http://s6x.it/l521 Reply


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The Urban Institute released this report to present findings from a research study on the intersections of cyber abuse and cyber sexual coercion with other forms of teen dating violence. Study findings include an increased risk of experiencing sexual coercion when a teen is abused or harassed online.
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On March 15 and 17, 2017, piano faculty member
Gilles Vonsattel made his Munich Philharmonic debut as the featured soloist on Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," a work that reflects the tensions of the early Cold War-era. The appearance, under conductor Kent Nagano, is a major accomplishment, as the Munich Philharmonic belongs to the uppermost echelon of orchestral ensembles in the world. "As the post-WWII order threatens to unravel before our eyes in 2017, Bernstein's work takes on a particularly acute relevance," commented Vonsattel.
Erinn Knyt recently received an AMS 75 PAYS Endowment book subvention grant from the American Musicological Society, which is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This grant supports the publication of her book, Ferruccio Busoni and his Legacy, which is scheduled to appear with Indiana University Press in July 2017. She also had an article, entitled "'A History of Man and His Desire': Ferruccio Busoni and Faust," accepted for publication in the prestigious journal, Nineteenth-Century Music.
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On January 24, the UMass Chamber Choir, led by Director of Choral Studies Tony Thornton, performed at Governor Charlie Baker's State of the State Address. UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy (at left, with Tony Thornton) and UMass President Martin Meehan (front row, far right) were on hand to congratulate the performers, and the Chancellor lauded the group for their "extraordinary talents" via Twitter. The Choir was subsequently invited to perform at President Meehan's State of the University Address on March 6.
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announced that Thom Hannum, University of Massachusetts Associate Director of the Minutemen Marching Band and Director of the Marimba Band and Marimba Ensemble program, is the recipient of the 2016 George N. Parks Award for Leadership in Music Education. Thom will receive the award during the Opening Ceremony at the Bands of America Grand National Championships in Indianapolis on Saturday, November 12, 2016.
"The George N. Parks Award honors an exemplary music educator who embodies the characteristics and leadership that Mr. Parks showed his students every day," said Michael J. Blakeslee, executive director and CEO of NAfME. "The recipient must have a collaborative spirit, dedication to knowing the students as people, perseverance and enthusiasm, and an ability to instill qualities in students beyond the musical. We are greatly pleased to present Thom Hannum with this year's honor." Link to full NAfME article
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Professor Emiliano Ricciardi has been awarded a $260,000 Scholarly Editions Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his Tasso in Music Project: www.neh.gov/files/press-release/july_2016_nehgrants.pdf. (p. 20)
The project, of which Ricciardi is director and general editor, is a digital critical edition of c. 650 musical settings of the poetry of Torquato Tasso (1544-1595), the most prominent poet of late 16th century Italy. The majority of these musical settings, which represent the work of over 100 composers, are currently unavailable in modern edition and will be brought to the attention of scholars and performers for the first time. In so doing, the project will also illuminate the significance of Tasso's poetry for the musical culture of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods.
Collaborators include Stanford University's Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities, and a team of editors from leading research universities in North America and Europe.
Professor Matthew Westgate, Director of Wind Studies, is coordinating a series of recording sessions on our campus. Faculty, students, and guest artists are recording three "lost" chamber works by Frank Martin: "Totentanz anz zu Basel im Jahre 1943," "Concerto for Winds and Piano," and "Rhone und Rhine." This is the culminating project of Westgate's Research-Intensive Semester.
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[Product Spotlight] The new MEINL E-Drum Rug
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Human Rights Watch Film Festival: "Tall as the Baobob Tree"
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Followed by a Q&A with Dustin Sharp, Assistant Professor at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at USD and Anita Raj, Director of UCSD's Center of Gender Equality and Health.
Jeremy Teicher, 2012, 82 min.
When an accident suddenly threatens their family's survival, a father decides to sell his 11-year-old daughter, Debo, into an arranged marriage. Torn between loyalty to her elders and her dreams for the future, older sister Coumba hatches a secret plan to rescue her younger sister from a future she did not chose.
Ticket information: $4 MOPA Members, $6 Students/Seniors/Military, $8 General. Festival passes: $15 MOPA Members, $25 Students/Seniors/ Military, $35 General. (Festival passes cover admission to all six festival screenings)
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As I visit dairy farms across Pennsylvania in my role as a Penn State Dairy Extension Team member, two dairy cow health-related problems persist on many of the farms: lameness and delayed pregnancies due to various reproductive issues.
According to an eXtension article updated on January 27, 2011, studies completed in the state of New York have shown lameness to cost $90 per cow per year on average. Interestingly, the review of an article written by John F. Smith (1999), Extension Dairy Specialist, New Mexico State University, suggests that a delay in pregnancy of 30 days may result in a loss of $90 per cow per year, based on a loss of $3.00 per cow per day for open cows beyond 90 days post calving.
Can lameness ($90 per cow per year) add to reproductive problems ($90 per cow per year) in dairy herds we are working with, resulting in a multiplying effect on loss in profitability? In the proceedings of the 2011 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council's annual meeting, Dr. Jeffrey Defrain, Dr. Michael Socha, and Dr. Dana Tomlinson, Zinpro Inc., present a review of several research articles that provides an answer to this question. Here are some of the major conclusions they cited from studies conducted on this topic:
Lucey et al. (1986) found that lameness was associated with a longer interval between calving and first service breedings. The largest increase (17 and 30 days) occurred in cows with either sole or white line lesions that were occurring in early lactation. The study also found that conception rates were lower in lame cows (31%) compared to other healthy cows (40%).
More recent work by Hernandez et al. (2005) found lameness increased the time period from calving to conception 3 times greater than the estimates initially reported by Lucey et al (1986).
Speicher et al. (1997) examined data for cows scoring 3 or higher on the 5 point dairy cow locomotion scoring system. These cows were 2.8 times more likely to have increased days to first service, 15.6 times more likely to have increased days open and 9.0 times more likely to have increased services per conception. These cows were also 8.4 times more likely to be culled from the herd.
Hernandez et al. (2000) found cows with abscesses/sole ulcers were open 63 days longer than healthy cows exhibiting no lameness issues.
Melandez et al. (2003) showed that cows clinically lame due to a claw disorder in the first 30 days post calving had a 58.9 percent decrease in first service conception rate and an increase in the incidence of ovarian cysts.
With these studies in mind, it is apparent that dairy producers should deal promptly with dairy cow lameness, not only because of the economic losses due directly to lameness issues, but also because of the economic losses due indirectly to lameness as it relates to increased days open and other reproduction factors. Information about lameness can be found at http://www.healthyhooves.com/pdffiles/dr%20shearer.pdf.
Source: Gary Hennip, Extension educator, Penn State Extension Dairy Team


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Joe V Agena
Joe Agena
SANBORN, Iowa -- Joe Agena, 88, of Sanborn passed away Thursday, April 29, 2004, at Northwest Iowa Health Center in Sheldon, Iowa.
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church in Sanborn. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be after 9 a.m. Sunday, with the family present 3 to 5 p.m., at Sanborn Funeral Home in Sanborn.
Joe V. Agena, the son of Jacob J. and Louise (Baebel) Agena, was born in Ackley, Iowa, on Dec. 1, 1915. At the age of five, he moved with his family to Lennox, S.D., where he lived his youth and received his education. He graduated from Lennox High School. Following graduation, he was employed with the telephone company in southern Minnesota and northwest Iowa.
He was united in marriage to Evelyn Schroeder on June 7, 1941, at her parents' home near Melvin, Iowa. Following their marriage, they farmed near Allendorf, Iowa until 1958, when they began farming near May City, Iowa. They farmed in the May City area from 1958 to 1964, when they moved to their farm north of Sanborn, where they resided until 1970. The couple retired and moved into Sanborn in 1970.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder, trustee and Sunday School superintendent. He also served as a 4-H leader. His special interests include carpentry, woodworking, collecting antiques. He will be always be remembered for his love of music. He sang bass in numerous choirs, choruses and quartets. He also enjoyed socializing and making new friends. He was proud of his family and loved them all very much.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Evelyn of Sanborn; his children, Jack and SallyAgena of Peoria, Ariz., Judy and Jim Arens of Remsen, Iowa, and Terry Agena of Remsen; many loved grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a sister, Frieda Williams of Tea, S.D.; other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Susan; five brothers; and a sister.


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Fairfax County Hosts Volunteer Fair
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
703-324-3187, TTY 711, Fax 703-324-2010
Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
March 19, 2007
Fairfax County Hosts Volunteer Fair for Baby Boomers, Retirees and Adults
Event on March 29, 10 a.m. at Kings Park Library
Baby boomers, retirees and any adults looking for flexible, meaningful volunteer opportunities are invited to "Venture into Volunteering," a free volunteer fair, on Thursday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Kings Park Library, 9000 Burke Lake Road, Burke.
The Fairfax County Department of Family Services' Area Agency on Aging, Fairfax County Public Library, Volunteer Fairfax, and Campagna Center's Retired and Senior Volunteer Program are hosting this event.
More than 25 organizations and Fairfax County agencies will be on hand to talk about their volunteer programs and benefits. Organizations include Celebrate Fairfax!, Greenspring Village, Mount Vernon Lee Enterprises, Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and Shepherd's Center of Annandale-Springfield.
Refreshments will be provided, and participants will have an opportunity to enter a prize drawing. Braddock District Supervisor Sharon Bulova will speak at the event.
The baby boomer generation spends significant time volunteering. More than one-third of baby boomers nationwide volunteer, and boomers have the highest volunteer rate of any age group, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Today, the oldest of this generation of 77 million is beginning to face retirement, and they are looking for meaningful ways to stay engaged in civic life.
For more information or to request reasonable ADA accommodations, contact Trina Mayhan-Webb, Fairfax Area Agency on Aging, at 703-324-5184, TTY 703-449-1186, or visit http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs/olderadultservices/.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.


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Hartford Stage Announces 'Behind the Magic' of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 12/16
Go behind-the-scenes with Behind the Magic at Hartford Stage. Take a look at the special effects for A Christmas Carol that make clocks tick, glitter sparkle, ghosts soar, snow fall and more!
Behind the Magic takes place at 4 p.m. Sunday, December 16, and is $5 per person. (Tickets to A Christmas Carol sold separately.)
Seen by over 287,000 people since its inception in 1998, Hartford Stage's A Christmas Carol has rapidly become the theatre's most popular production of all time and Connecticut's favorite yuletide entertainment.
This year, Bill Raymond, currently on screen in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, returns for his 13th season as Ebenezer Scrooge for all evening and weekend matinee performances, while Gustave Johnson will again lead the talented cast as Scrooge for the student matinee performances as Hartford Stage brings the magic of Dickens' heart-warming classic to life in this Connecticut holiday tradition. The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, the heartless miser who discovers the true meaning of the holiday season after a Christmas Eve haunting, features all of Charles Dickens' beloved characters: Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future. Ghosts take flight and soar across the stage, carols are sung and snow falls capturing the spirit of a Victorian Christmas forever warming the hearts of adults and children alike.
The production runs until December 29. For specific schedule of performances or to buy tickets for A Christmas Carol and Behind the Magic,call the Hartford Stage box office at 860-527-5151 or visit www.hartfordstage.org.


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Did you know?
Suzman once suggested that apartheid-era president PW Botha visit a black township, but that he should do so only if he was 'heavily disguised as a human being'.
Helen Suzman was an economist and statistician who became one of the greatest anti-apartheid voices in the South African Parliament. Her tenacity and eloquence earned her the moniker, 'Lioness of Parliament'.
A fiery and charismatic speaker, she is remembered for her clever retorts. Once, when an apartheid-era National Party minister accused her of asking parliamentary questions that embarrassed South Africa, she replied: 'It is not my questions that embarrass South Africa; it is your answers.'
Suzman lectured at the University of the Witwatersrand before entering politics. In 1953 she represented the United Party in Parliament. In 1959 she was one of 12 people to break away from the United Party and form the Progressive Party. Two years later, the Progressive Party lost all its seats in Parliament, except for Suzman's.
For 13 years Suzman stood alone in Parliament in opposition to apartheid. But, as opposition to apartheid grew, so too did the liberal voices in Parliament. The Progressive Party merged with the Reform Party, becoming the Progressive Reform Party, which later became the Progressive Federal Party (PFP).
Colin Eglin, another notable anti-apartheid politician, joined Suzman on the back benches, and over the years, as opposition to apartheid increased, so too did the number of PFP parliamentarians.
Suzman, an outspoken, English-speaking Jewish woman, was not popular in Parliament, which was the domain of white Christian male Afrikaners. To the rest of the country, and in many parts of the world, she represented the voice of the majority of South Africans.
Suzman retired from politics in 1989, a year before the African National Congress was unbanned and Nelson Mandela released from prison. She went on to serve as president of the South African Institute of Race Relations, served on the Independent Electoral Commission and was a member of the Human Rights Commission.
She and Nelson Mandela held each other in high esteem and she visited him on Robben Island a number of times while he was incarcerated.
Over the years she was awarded 27 honorary doctorates from universities around the world, was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and received the United Nations Award for Human Rights and the Medallion of Heroism. Queen Elizabeth II made her an honorary Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Helen Suzman died on 1 January 2009 at the age of 91. Her contribution to South Africa's history was recognised by the South African Jewish Museum, which showcased her life in film, print and photographs. Her legacy lives on through the Helen Suzman Foundation, which promotes the principles of justice and equality that Suzman stood for.


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Evolution Hoax
Municipality of Athens will have a mosque built in Votanikos area of Attika region which includes the city of Pire and also a Muslim cemetery in Shisto region. The mosque is to be built on a land that belongs to the Ministry of Defense. The land of cemetery was already allocated by the Greek Church in the year 2005.


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2007 Distinguished Alumnus award winner
William "Bill" Stroecker
William "Bill" Stroecker, the son and grandson of pioneering Alaskan families, has made Fairbanks his home for life. He was born in 1920 and graduated from the University of Alaska in 1942 with a business administration degree. Soon after graduation, Bill joined the United States Army and helped send American airplanes to Russia in the Army's lend-lease effort at Ladd Field, now Fort Wainwright. After his enlistment ended in 1947, Bill became a bookkeeper at the First National Bank of Fairbanks where he worked his way to chairman and president in 1967. He served in that capacity until 1977. Today, after 61 years in banking, Bill serves as vice president of public relations at Key Bank. Although Bill is well past the average age of retirement, he shows up for work every day with a smile.
Bill is also very involved in civic endeavors in the community. He has served as the president of the Alaska Goldpanner board for 43 years. He is a founding board member of the Greater Fairbanks Hospital Foundation, a life member of the Salvation Army Advisory board, a long-time board member of the Friends of the University of Alaska Museum, a member of the Fairbanks Rotary Club and a co-trustee for the Marion Stroecker Weeks Foundation that makes annual donations to more than 40 local charities. Bill is also well known for his musical talents. He plays trumpet and can be heard regularly performing with "The Frigid-Aire's Band". In 2006, he endowed a scholarship in journalism to honor his friend and author Helen Van Campen.
Bill received the Fairbanks Historical Person of the Year, the 2001 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of America, honors from the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and the 2007 Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce's Golden Citizen's President's Award.
It is with great pleasure that the UAF Alumni Association awards the 2007 Distinguished Alumnus Award to William "Bill" Stroecker.


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Our appetite for the latest in technology is insatiable and constantly growing. Of course, we're not alone in our demand for the newest electronics on the market, with most of the developed world joining us in this exciting quest. Nonetheless, Australia is one of the biggest consumers of electronics in the world, which adds up to 600,000 tonnes of e-waste annually.
Austech starts next week in Melbourne, here's a sneak peek at what you can expect to see from Applied. Yawei HLF fibre laser, Hurco 5-Axis CNC machining centre, Yawei PBH CNC pressbrake, Mitsubishi fibre laser zoom head, Akyapak section rolls, Cosen automatic bandsaw.
If you are new to the bending game, or have been running torsion bar pressbrakes for years, you might want to consider how a CNC synchronised pressbrake could be the perfect machine for your company.
The HLF series fiber laser is the newest edition to the range of Yawei sheetmetal machinery on offer from Applied Machinery into the Australian market.
Applied Machinery, has recently installed a new Fiber laser cutter at Jmar Engineering in Shepparton, Victoria. Founded by Mark and Janice Hooper twenty two years ago, Jmar specialises in component manufacturing and repairs across a broad range of industries…


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I got this idea from the chat buttons, instead of the Pokemon pages edit button saying "Edit this Page" it can say "Train this Pokemon". What do you guys think, do you want to keep the edit button the way it is or do you want it to say "Train this Pokemon"?
- Oppose: No, we are trying to be professional, that is really unnecessary. --Bullet Francisco For Contact 16:37, December 3, 2011 (UTC)
- Oppose: Most, if not all, won't be able to tell if "Train this Pokémon" is actually the edit button. And because of that, users won't edit, and some might leave. Bermuda • Triangle • 17:27,12/3/2011


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Fisher Price DOS
From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
- Normal mode
- Safe mode
- 1
You have selected "normal mode".
Welcome to Fisher Price DOS
"go eat shit fuckers"
© Fisher Price Inc.
go eat shit fuckers
go eat shit fuckers
go eat shit fuckers
C:\>reboot "safe mode"
go eat shit fuckers
- Normal mode
- Safe mode
- 2
You have selected "safe mode".
Welcome to Fisher Price DOS
"go eat shit fuckers"
© Fisher Price Inc.
Not copyrighted in any way. Mess up as you like.
Running scan... (100%)
0 threats detected!
Checking for updates... (100%)
0 updates found!
Enter username:
- poopybanana
Enter password:
- **********
Warning! Firewall not detected! It is highly recommended that you turn a firewall on.
- Stop
- Continue
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Firewall active.
Enter username:
- poopybanana
Enter password:
- **********
Checking password...
Enter url:
- irc://irc.uncyclonode.net/fisherpricedos
Welcome to Chatzilla, poopybanana
- /msg nickserv identify lemondoody
{to nickserv} identify lemondoody
- <BobbyCool> And den i said to the policeman, who was surrounded by all these people with animal-masks on, i said...
- <poopybanana> Hi.
- <BobbyCool> Oh, hi. Just wait a sec
- <BobbyCool> i said, "oh, so dis ain't the nudist festival". and den all these furries started beatin each other up.
- <LolCat666> yeh?
- <BobbyCool> it turnt out it woz a furry con. butdat aint half the story cos den i fainted cos it turned out dat drink id had woz full of liquid anesthetic which my friend said he pud in az a joke but im not so sure.
- <LolCat666> awesome!
- <BobbyCool> now, i woke up in a pool of piss in a police cell but i bribed dis dude and he let me go. dat night i needed some cheerin up so i called dis hot whor. and dat's how i got HIV. i've came back from the clinic several hours ago. so, taht's just about my entire life up till when i went on irc to get some counselling. wot's ur life story, btw?
- <poopybanana> Uh...
- <BobbyCool> What is it? i'm a busy man. i only have 2 more months before i have to flee 2 mexico.
- <poopybanana> Uh, well, my OS isn't working too well... all it displays is "go eat shit fuckers" when i don't boot in safe mode.
- <BobbyCool> hahahahaha!!! every1 noes all u hav 2 do is enter the command "format C:\".
- <poopybanana> But won't that erase my hard drive?
- <BobbyCool> exactly! then u can install an OS dat workz!!! Go to http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Fisher_Price_DOS to see an example.
- <poopybanana> Okay, it's worth a go... I guess. And I've written that url down for future reference.
- /disconnect
- Disconnected from "#fisherpricedos"
- close "mozilla.exe"
C:\>format C:\
The End?
...or is it?
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Hutchison stretches out in strong Minors start
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Drew Hutchison moved another step closer to opening the season in the Blue Jays' starting rotation by tossing seven scoreless innings during a Minor League game on Saturday morning.
Hutchison is technically still competing for a spot in the rotation, but there's very little doubt he'll be on the roster come Opening Day. He has been one of the best Toronto pitchers this spring and has received rave reviews from his coaching staff and front office.
The main goal of Saturday's outing was to increase his pitch limit to 80. He came within one of that benchmark while allowing just one hit and one walk with six strikeouts.
"I felt good all of the way through," Hutchison said. "I settled in about the third inning and had a nice rhythm from then on.
"I feel like I've pitched well. I came into camp ready to pitch well and I've done that. Just continue to perform."
Hutchison entered Spring Training with a lot of question marks surrounding his immediate future in the rotation. He underwent Tommy John surgery midway through the 2012 season, and even though he returned to the mound late last year in the Minor Leagues there was some doubt about just how effective Hutchison would be this spring.
The 23-year-old has since effectively answered all of those questions. Hutchison has felt healthy and seems to have picked up right where he left off two years ago. The native of Lakeland, Fla., has been able to command his fastball down in the zone to both sides of the plate while also showing a lot of movement on his secondary pitches.
"I feel good, it's one of those things where I wasn't sore before I got hurt, it was just the one pitch and then the injury," Hutchison said. "It wasn't a deterioration, it just happened. I did what I needed to do to get back, I worked hard to put myself in this position to have a chance, to go out and perform. So, I'm trying to go out and perform and do the best I can, and that's what my focus is."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - February 27, 2013) -
Tech Council of Maryland
"The Rising Tide of Non-Traditional Funding Opportunities"
MdBio Breakfast Leadership Series
Bethesda Country Club
7601 Bradley Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20817
Thursday, March 14
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
For the latest event in its Breakfast Leadership Series, TCM's MdBio Division is bringing together executives of advocacy organizations and drug manufacturers who are taking a venture philanthropy approach to bringing new, promising disease-specific drugs to market.
Advocacy groups and individuals seeking cures to various diseases are now playing an active role in funding research and development and commercialization of new drugs, including orphan drugs for rare conditions that typically do not get broad attention in today's competitive market.
This venture philanthropy approach is having a significant impact, including the January 2012 approval of Kalydeco, a new oral medication that targets the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis -- a faulty gene and its protein product, CFTR. Kalydeco was brought to market through a partnership between the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) and drugmaker Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Other organizations, such as FasterCures and the Parkinson's Action Network, are taking a similar approach to changing the medical research ecosystems by directing funding toward development of promising drugs for specific diseases vs. general, unproven technologies.
During this Breakfast Leadership Series, attendees will:
Panelists include:
To register or for more information, please visit the TCM website.
The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM) is the largest technology trade group serving the advanced technology and biotechnology communities of Maryland. TCM's mission is to advocate for the interests of the technology community, further the role of technology in the Maryland economy, and nurture an environment where technology companies can collaborate, grow and succeed. For more information, visit www.techcouncilmd.com.
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Avoiding ticks
Choose light-colored clothing so it's easier to spot ticks; wear long sleeves and and tuck your pants into your socks.
Use insect repellent with DEET on your skin and apply permethrin, a common insecticide, to your clothes.
Check your skin and clothing for ticks and remove them promptly. Don't miss warm, moist areas such as the ears, armpits and neck.
Wash possible tick bites with soap and water and apply an antiseptic.
Keep your lawn mowed and tidy to remove tick habitat.
If you spot an embedded tick, use tweezers or a tick spoon to grasp its mouth and pull it out with steady pressure. Don't use petroleum jelly, hot matches or nail polish remover, which can increase the risk of infection.
Only deer ticks, not the similar-looking dog tick, transmit Lyme. Dog ticks have a distinct whitish color on their backs that's not found on deer ticks.
If a tick isn't engorged with blood and has been attached for fewer than 24 hour, it's unlikely it has transmitted disease.
Heidi McDonald and her family follow a strict routine when they come in after spending time outdoors.
To someone who has never suffered from Lyme disease, the family of four's precautions might seem paranoid. But McDonald said she isn't taking any chances with the tiny deer ticks that have made her very ill.
"We leave all of our clothes in the garage, literally strip down to our underwear, then go jump in the shower and we use a brush in the shower," McDonald said. "Then we check each other."
Spotting ticks requires time and patience, but so does waiting six months for a diagnosis once Lyme disease takes hold. McDonald, 54, of Buxton, never suspected the bacterial infection when she started having pain in June 2011. The discomfort began in her lower back, but grew worse, into a sensation she described as a combination of a sunburn and being struck by a baseball bat.
Her doctor X-rayed her back, found nothing, and suggested pain medication, which McDonald refused because she worried about the side effects.
That fall, she said her right foot "blew up, it was round, red, and hot to the touch." Later, she tried a cortisone injection in her spine for the back pain. After misdiagnoses and ineffective chiropractic and acupuncture treatments, McDonald finally went to a doctor recommended by her family.
"He said, 'Heidi, you have Lyme disease, I'd bet my life on it,'" McDonald said.
After testing, she officially was diagnosed in January 2012 with not only Lyme but also babesia, another infection spread through the bite of the eight-legged deer tick. She also has bartonella, another infection that's carried by insects. She was referred to a Lyme specialist and recently stopped taking rounds of antibiotics, though she still suffers from symptoms, including confusion.
McDonald was one of more than a record-high 1,100 Maine residents diagnosed last year with Lyme disease. Public health officials are warning that the risk for Lyme has increased now that ticks have emerged for the season. A mild winter in 2011 led to a bumper crop of ticks that appeared early in the 2012 season.
"We've seen increases every year for the last four or five years," said Dr. Stephen Sears, state epidemiologist. "There's no reason to suspect that we won't potentially see more cases because it appears that Lyme's moving into parts of the state where it was not as common before."
Lyme first appeared in the southern part of Maine, and has consistently spread north and Down East. Lyme disease in humans now shows up in every county in the state thanks to hungry deer ticks that feed mostly during the summer months.
It's estimated than an average of 50 percent of Maine deer ticks carry Lyme disease, though the infection rate can be much higher or lower depending on the region.
"People still don't think about wearing protective clothing and using repellants when they're going out into potential tick-infested areas," Sears said. "And I don't think that they're doing as careful a tick check as they might. We can't stress that enough, because the ticks usually wander around for a while before they embed. So if you do a good tick check — and really look around, under the hairline, in the armpits and the groin — you can often find them and get rid of them before they attach."
Sears and McDonald both stressed the importance of early diagnosis for Lyme disease. While a characteristic "bull's-eye rash" is the most common symptom of the infection, the rash wasn't found in half of the Lyme cases identified last year in Maine, according to a Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention report.
McDonald said she never saw the bull's-eye rash on her body.
Detecting and treating the disease early can limit the symptoms to fever, chills and body aches, before the infection leads to later-stage problems including joint pain and neurological issues.
"The scariest part is not having a diagnosis," McDonald said. "The second scariest part is when it affects your brain."
For McDonald, finding a doctor well-versed in Lyme who took her symptoms seriously has made all the difference, she said.
"You sound like you're crazy," she said. "If the people around you didn't love you and believe you and know you so well, you'd really feel like you're losing it."
A bill now under debate in the Maine Legislature, LD 597, would direct the Maine CDC to inform patients about different alternatives for the treatment of Lyme disease.
McDonald, who advocates for Lyme disease awareness, pointed out that testing for Lyme disease isn't always conclusive. The most common test, called the ELISA test, can provide false positive results or fail to detect Lyme in its early stages. Many doctors won't perform a second test, the Western blot test, without a positive ELISA result.
McDonald is thankful that her doctor was willing to administer the Western blot test after her ELISA test came back negative, finally leading to her diagnosis after months of uncertainty, she said.
"The diagnosis is critical, and unfortunately our testing for Lyme disease is really poor," McDonald said.
For information about Lyme disease, visit the Maine CDC website at maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc. McDonald also recommended the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, www.ilads.org, an organization that has not been endorsed by the federal CDC.


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Virginia's wedding day June 22, 1956
Virginia McCray King, resident of Clear Lake City, TX since 1967, peacefully passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at the age of 80.
She was born on February 12, 1935 in Staunton, VA to the parents Rev. William Vastine McCray and Freddie Leah Gates McCray. She was married to Donahue James King of Greenville, SC, on June 22, 1956, who passed away June 30, 1972.
Virginia was a loving, caring mother and grandmother, who was involved in church and community organizations in the Bay Area for many years.
Carolyn, Virginia, Janet, Evelyn, Frances
She worked for many years in the space industry and retired from the Johnson Space Center in 1994.
She is survived by children Donna S. Smith, Bruce A. King and wife Katie M. King, Bryan L. King and wife Pamela W. King; grandchildren Jenna M. Smith, Logan J. King, Spencer W. King, Tracy L. Clark, Angela D. King; great-grandson Thomas B. Clark; and sister Frances M. Davis.
There will be a memorial graveside service on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 11 a.m. at The Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77038.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Gateway Community Church 760 Clear Lake City Blvd. Webster, TX 77598. www.gateway-community.org.
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