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IMPORTANT NOTICE: International Science and Engineering (ISE) has realigned the way it provides funding for international postdoctoral research fellowships. Proposals will no longer be received by ISE's International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP).
Instead, ISE will provide postdoctoral fellowship support for international research and education activities in partnership with NSF's directorate postdoctoral fellowship programs. Applications should be submitted directly to one of those fellowship programs (see NSF FastLane list of postdoctoral research fellowship programs). ISE will work with each program to support international dimensions of postdoctoral fellowships. For additional information, check this page - http://www.nsf.gov/od/iia/ise/iprffapp.jsp.
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Japanese Teens in Youth Baseball Exchange to be Honored at Fenway Park Tonight
BOSTON, MA - Twelve Japanese teens from Kyoto and Chiba, Japan, will be honored during a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park tonight, Friday, August 1, before the 7:10 p.m. Red Sox-Yankees game. The teens are visiting Boston as part of the Red Sox Foundation's sixth annual Red Sox US-Japan Youth Baseball Exchange, presented by Funai Electric, a program that allows children from Japan and the United States to visit one another's homelands and explore their customs and culture through their shared love of baseball.
The teens and their coaches arrived in Boston on July 26 for a 10-day visit, and are staying with host families in the Boston area. During their trip, they will participate in baseball clinics at Harvard and Northeastern University, and play games against Red Sox Foundation RBI Youth Baseball team members.
Over the past six years, the baseball exchange has also sent Boston teens to Japan to participate in various baseball and cultural activities while living with Japanese host families.
"Funai Electric is please to support this important program which continues to provide life changing experiences, and reminds us all how much we can share through educational exchanges and through our shared beloved pastime of baseball," said Yoshikazu Uemura, President & CEO of Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
"We thank Funai Electric for their continued support of this program that helps both Japanese and Boston teens share their cultures and their love of baseball," said Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner. "Families in Boston have generously opened their homes to host these children who have traveled so far to learn about American history, culture, and it's national pastime."
This is Funai Electric's sixth year as presenting sponsor of the Red Sox US-Japan Youth Baseball Exchange program, which is coordinated by the Red Sox Foundation.
"We are particularly proud to host the young Japanese players here in Boston this summer," said Red Sox Foundation Executive Director Gena Borson. "Thanks to Funai, these teens can enjoy America's favorite pastime while they make new friendships we know will last a lifetime."
About Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
Funai Electric Co., Ltd. Founded by Mr. Tetsuro Funai, the company was established in 1961 in Osaka, Japan. Funai Electric Co., Ltd. in Japan is engaged in development/design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of Audio/Visual Products such as LCD TVs, DVD/Blu-ray related Products. Funai also produces Printers and Ink Cartridges. Funai has the manufacturing sites in Japan, China (consignment), Mexico (consignment), Thailand, and Philippines. For more information on Funai Group, please visit: http://www.funai.jp/en/
Funai Corporation in the United States was established in 1970 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Funai Electric Co., Ltd. Funai Corporation, Inc. was reorganized in May 1991, and is engaged in the import, export, servicing, marketing and distribution of Funai products in order to serve customers across United States. For more information, please visit http://www.funai.us/.
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The official team charity of the Boston Red Sox, the Red Sox Foundation has distributed over $68 million to support programs serving children and families across New England. The Foundation's efforts are primarily focused on five cornerstone programs: the Red Sox Scholars Program, which provides tutoring, mentoring, enrichment programs and a college scholarship to academically talented but economically disadvantaged Boston public school students; the Red Sox Foundation's RBI and Rookie League youth baseball and softball programs serving more than 2,000 inner city teens each summer; the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with combat stress and traumatic brain injury; The Dimock Center in Roxbury, serving more than 40,000 low-income families in Boston's most disadvantaged neighborhoods; and The Jimmy Fund, supporting breakthrough cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Red Sox Foundation raises funds through special events, corporate sponsorships, and grants. Founded and initially funded by Red Sox Principal Owner John Henry, Chairman Tom Werner, President/CEO Larry Lucchino and their partners, the Red Sox Foundation has won numerous awards for the impact of its innovative programs. In 2010, the Foundation's Red Sox Scholars program was recognized by Major League Baseball with the first-ever "MLB Commissioner's Award for Philanthropic Excellence." In 2009, the Red Sox Foundation was honored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Sports Philanthropy Project with the Patterson Award as the nation's "Best Team Charity in Sports." For more information about the foundation, visit redsoxfoundation.org.

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Rosario's positive attitude, work ethic impress Weiss
ST. LOUIS -- Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario was not in the lineup Saturday because it was a day game after a night game, but it could also have been a necessary break. Rosario entered Saturday 3-for-28 (.107) since May 1.
Rosario, who was replaced by Yorvit Torrealba on Saturday, said keeping things simple is the only way back.
"Hitting isn't easy," said Rosario, who has seven home runs, 19 RBIs and a .287 average. "You just have to keep your mind fresh. I can't afford to think a lot about it, because I have to concentrate on my defense.
"When I've got a bat, I think about my offense. When I've got a mitt, I think about my defense. You've got more time to think about your defense because you're behind the plate for nine innings, and you may bat four times in a game."
Rosario has improved defensively after a rough rookie year in 2012, but still has room to develop. His ability to bounce back after tough games and have an impact offensively is a trait that impresses manager Walt Weiss. He believes Rosario will develop into a star.
Weiss also thinks that Rosario is handling the slump well.
"He's going to be a guy that hits for power, hits for average and be an offensive force in this league for a long time," Weiss said. "He brings a lot of positive energy every day. He's got a great attitude, a great mentality for this game.
"He smiles a lot, and that's good. He's very comfortable in his own skin, a very confident player. His teammates like him. He brings a lot."
Because Torrealba started Saturday, Weiss said he planned to start Rosario on Sunday with left-hander Jorge De La Rosa pitching. Torrealba has caught all seven previous starts of De La Rosa (3-3, 3.52 ERA), and the two have meshed well.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The progressive think tank Minnesota 2020 has released a new study showing that fees for state services have risen sharply, while tax revenue has fallen.
The group says the higher fees put an unfair burden on low and middle income Minnesotans.
The study found the cost for hunting licenses, marriage licenses, birth certificates and other services are up by an average of more than 20 percent over the last five years. During the same period, state tax revenues fell, and are projected to decline by another 7.8 percent in 2009.
Minnesota 2020 founder and former DFL legislator Matt Entenza says the governor and legislature need to address these hidden cost-of-living increases.
"Taxes are actually declining, the overall thrust of the income tax, the sales tax and other areas like that so the total state tax burden for income sales and other direct state taxes is going down and the wealthiest of our country have never paid less," Entenza said.
Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty has said he'll oppose tax increases to balance the state budget.
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There was a criminal mastermind named Dr. Rey. Dr. Rey was very smart and witty to the point of arrogance. He defied everyone by publicly expressing that when he would talk, he would state a true fact and a false statement together.
One time there was a party. Many criminal masterminds were there, and the talk turned to a very recent case that was very mysterious and popular at that time. It was the case of the very clean murder of John Smith, a highly-ranked agent of the CIA. One of the criminal masterminds present asked Dr. Rey whether he had anything to do with that murder - he said it in a humorous way, of course. Dr. Rey, smiling lightly, said: "I had nothing to do with that murder. Oh! How time passes, I was 50 on my previous birthday and I'll be 52 on my next". An undercover agent smiled on hearing that, and a few hours later, Dr. Rey was in prison.
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Blake Shelton, 'God Gave Me You' — Exclusive Song Premiere
Blake Shelton shares the world premiere of his new single, 'God Gave Me You,' exclusively with The Boot! Listen below.
Blake Shelton's brand-new single, 'God Gave Me You,' shows a softer side of the newly-married country superstar. The tune, originally written and recorded by Christian rocker Dave Barnes, could almost be considered a belated wedding gift to Blake's new bride, Miranda Lambert.
"'God Gave Me You' is an important song for me for this record," Blake tells The Boot of the second song released from his upcoming album, 'Red River Blue.' "I had flown into Dallas, Texas and got into my truck and was driving back to Oklahoma … It's no secret, Miranda and I have had our ups and downs over the years and this was definitely at a low point at our relationship. But I heard that song come on the radio — for whatever reason I was flipping through stations and landed on a contemporary Christian station, and that song came on and I almost had to pull the truck over. It was one of those moments for me where I felt like I was hearing that song at that moment for a reason.
"I actually got on iTunes and downloaded the song as I was driving home," the singer continues. "I probably listened to it 20 times before I got home that day, and I called [my producer] Scott Hendricks and said, 'Man, I found a song I want to cut.' There was never a question, I never looked back after that. I knew it was going to be a pivotal song for the album."
'Red River Blue' is due in stores July 12. Its first single, 'Honey Bee,' is the fastest-rising song of the Oklahoma native's career, jetting to No. 1 on the country charts and staying there for four consecutive weeks (and counting!).
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Stuart Scott, ESPN Personality, Has Cancerous Tissue Removed.By Milton Kent
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Text SizeAAAPrint this page|EmailShare on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on DiggShare on LifestreamESPN anchor Stuart Scott will undergo chemotherapy treatments after his doctors discovered cancerous tissue, the channel reported Friday.
Scott, who anchors NFL and NBA shows, as well as SportsCenter, will undergo preventative treatments, including chemotherapy, and will miss some on-air time, though he will attempt to maintain a regular schedule.
In a statement issued through ESPN, Scott said, "There are 28 million cancer survivors. You know what that means? We've got a strong army!! Once again, I join the fight and like 3 years ago, I plan to beat this thing. Can't tell you you how much I appreciate everyone's well wishes and support. I'll be back at work soon ... probably sooner than you think. I am blessed to have the invaluable support of a great team of doctors, my loving family, genuine friends and my ESPN family."
Scott underwent an emergency appendectomy in 2007, at which time a malignancy was discovered. Scott had chemotherapy at that time, and it is not known if this current discovery is connected to his previous illness.


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``It feels good,'' Chaulk said. ``I had some stuff with my left arm, but my foot feels pretty good. There's still some swelling after skating, but it's all closed up and there's very, very little pain. I'm not 100 percent, but I'm close. It's exciting.''
Chaulk scored 17 points in his first 19 games this season.Before he lost his battle to brain cancer in January at age 79, former Komet Bobby McNeil had a pet project his family is now trying to complete.
Inspired by cancer survivor Terry Fox's epic trek across Canada in 1980, McNeil's idea was to have a poster picturing Fox and former Toronto Maple Leafs star Darryl Sittler signed by almost 200 former National Hockey League players. Then McNeil planned to auction the poster and donate the proceeds to fight cancer.
``It's been an absolute labor of love,'' said McNeil's wife, Sheila. ``He was just up and at them and raring to go for 2 1/2 years. It's too bad he's not going to see his dream come true, but we'll do it for him.''
McNeil brought the poster to Fort Wayne in 2011 to collect a few signatures, including Komets coach Al Sims. Former Chicago Blackhawk Pete Conacher suggested the idea to McNeil, who annually attended the NHL Legends Luncheon.
One of the few autographs McNeil still needed was that of Wayne Gretzky, who was attending an event in Toronto last summer. McNeil stood in line for five hours for the chance to talk to Gretzky, whom he convinced to sign.
``He came home like a kid having a birthday party,'' Sheila McNeil said.
About the only autograph missing on the poster is Mark Messier, but friends and family are working on it.Today is ``Favorite Jersey Day'' and LaFontaine-native Mike ``Doc'' Emrick is ready to go as he said when calling the Detroit-St. Louis game on NBC Sports Network on Wednesday night.
``I have chosen an orange spaceman Fort Wayne Komets jersey with a C on the front for captain and 11 for one of my favorite players, Len Thornson,'' Emrick said.
That's even more appropriate because Thornson has been struggling with some health issues and spent some time in a Naples, Fla., hospital this week. He went home last night, and Emrick called after Thornson asked a friend to reach out to the broadcaster. Thornson, 80, is going to be fine, especially after a boost like that.
``Favorite Jersey Day'' is part of USA Hockey's ``Hockey Weekend Across America'' which also includes ``Try Hockey Day'' on Saturday and ``Celebrate Local Hockey Heroes'' on Sunday, which is also appropriate because of the Komet Legends game at Toledo starting at 2 p.m.
The Komet Legends practiced late Thursday night in preparation. Kevin Bertram, Kelly Perrault, Ron Leef, Martin Burgers, John Hilworth, Steve Fletcher, Carey Lucyk, Adam Lewis, Dan Price, Chad Dameworth, Doug Rigler, Dale Baldwin, Kelly Hurd, Doug Teskey, and Bob and Bobby Phillips are ready to take on the former Toledo players, who will include former Komets goaltender Doug Teskey. Serving behind the Fort Wayne bench as coaches will be Robbie Irons, George Drysdale, Reg Primeau and Chuck Adamson.
The current Komets will face Toledo in a regular game starting at 5 p.m.Whether or not the players realize it, there are several who are already playing for their positions for next season. Under current ECHL rules, teams can only play four veterans per game, classified as player who started the season with more than 260 career games.
On the current roster, the Komets have Colin Chaulk (injured list), Brett Smith, Tyler Butler, Jamie Milam and Brent Henley with veteran status. Current players who are on pace to be classified as veterans next year include Thomas Beauregard, Brandon Marino, Kaleigh Schrock and Matt Syroczynski.
The ECHL and Professional Players Association announced a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday that allows teams to play five veteran skaters if one is classified as a player/assistant coach. The new agreement, which runs through June 30, 2018, also lengthens the season one week to 26 while maintaining a 72-game schedule.Former Alaska Aces right wing Anthony Peluso and former Ontario Reign and Orlando Solar Bears goaltender Darcy Kuemper both made their National Hockey League debuts Wednesday, becoming the 500th and 501st players to play in the NHL after the ECHL.
"This is a significant milestone in terms of player development in the ECHL," said Commissioner Brian McKenna in a league statement. "We are pleased to acknowledge the ever-increasing number of former ECHL players, coaches, officials and executives who have moved up to the NHL. We are particularly proud of the young players, like Anthony and Darcy and those before them, who have developed their game in the ECHL before moving to the American Hockey League and eventually the NHL.''
Peluso and Kuemper are the 10th and 11th former ECHL players who have debuted in the NHL this season.Eight times during the last 10 Komets games and the last five in a row, the opponents have scored first. ... When the Komets can score early, they are likely to win as they are 11-0-0 when leading after the first period. ... Defenseman Tyler Butler is the only Komet who has skated in all 51 games so far. ... The annual Tip-a-Komet night will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Applebee's on North Clinton. The proceeds will go to the Vera Bradley Foundation. ... A second bus has been added to take fans to the Komets' Feb. 23 game at Toledo. The cost is $36 for transportation and a ticket to the game. Fans can reserve a spot by registering at Komet Kuarters.
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I'm an advanced player, been playing in tournaments and leagues for a while now, always placing 2rd or better lately but... i cant get to a point of consistency that i want to be at to play in and win higher level events besides local tourneys and leagues.
I cant seem to find any videos or articles about consistency, how to become more consistent for advanced players.
I have just been playing A LOT of rounds lately thinking that will just naturally make me more consistent over time and it seems like either my putting is on and my drives are average, but usually my driving is amazing and my putting is trash. I have my own high quality basket in my backyard and practice putting 4 times a week on it usually for around 15-30 minutes outside of playing rounds every day after work.
What can i do to become so consistent that i can place the disc EXACTLY where i want every time, whether it be putting or driving?
Power grip with middle fingers ticked and index and pinky finger not tucked but up against the inside rim (Feldberg/Climo power grip)
^^This works great for me all the time for any shot
Same Power Grip as drivers for longer shots
Power/Fan Grip combo for more controlled throws
Fan grip with pinky resting on top of ring finger.. its weird but comfortable for me and seems to prevent my pinky from getting in the way and causing OAT on release
Aside from increasing consistency, I also want to learn how to throw rollers.. so if anyone can share a video or artice with an in depth explanation on the mechanics and form of a roller that would be great.. also what discs work best?
My current bag has S/DS Destroyers, Swords, 11x Eagles, CE Eagles, GL-Rivers, and lots of Axis, Vectors, Ions


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Alder Glen Thurman, former mayor and native of Fort Bragg, Calif., passed away on Jan. 14, 2013, at Sherwood Oaks at age 96.
Born on West Street in Fort Bragg on Aug. 15, 1916, Mr. Thurman attended grammar school in Fort Bragg and San Jose, Calif. His high school education was at Santa Clara and at Fort Bragg. He participated in athletics in high school and was student body president of Fort Bragg High School in 1934. He graduated from San Jose State College in 1939 where he was class president and a member of the school record-setting mile relay team in 1937.
On Jan. 15, 1937, he met the "girl of his dreams," Frances Walsh, and they were married in November of 1939.
Mr. Thurman worked for Tidewater Associated Oil in Sacramento, Truckee, Mt. Shasta, Redding and Monterey before enlisting in the United States Navy during World War II. He saw duty in the South Pacific with Marine Air Group 25 in New Caledonia, the New Hebrides and Guadalcanal. He was discharged with the rank of
lieutenant in 1945.
After serving as advertising manager of the Hayward Daily Journal, he and his family returned to Fort Bragg in 1950 to seek a more relaxed lifestyle. He was employed by the Union Lumber Co. as safety director and editor of the company magazine, The Noyo Chief, and served as company historian. He set up the Union Lumber Company museum in 1955.
In 1956 he was elected to the County Board of Education, later serving as president for two terms. He served 15 years before moving to Oregon in 1972.
After Boise Cascade purchased the Union Lumber Co. in 1969, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman moved to Salem, Ore. Mr. Thurman became Boise Cascade's workers' compensation claims administrator for California, Oregon and Washington He was active in many professional associations connected with Safety and Worker's Compensation during this time and received myriad awards for his outstanding work in the field. In 1982 Mr. Thurman was appointed to the State Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health and was also a registered lobbyist in Oregon and Washington.
After his retirement in 1984, he and Frances returned to Fort Bragg. Interested again in local history, he was named volunteer museum director for the city and was responsible for setting up the Guest House Museum. He was appointed to the City Council in 1985 and was elected in 1987. In 1988 the council elected him mayor. He served in this capacity during the city's centennial in 1989 and was the first native-born mayor in the city's history.
His Mendocino County roots go back to his father, Henry Thurman, born in Point Arena in 1884, and his mother, Hazel Wickstom Thurman, born in Fort Bragg in 1891. His father was a member of the Native Sons of the Golden West lodge, "The Alder Glen Parlor, #200," and was a leader in the recruitment of women for the Native Daughters. When their son was born they named him Alder Glen after the Native Sons' parlor.
More recently Mr. Thurman was responsible for donating money from his Aunt Ethel Wickstrom Lynn's estate for the purchase of the town clock in front of the Guest House Museum. He was also responsible for "finding" the Starr Foundation which donated $11 million to the Recreation District for construction of the new aquatic center. (Alder's mother and Cornelius Van der Starr were classmates at Fort Bragg High School.)
He was also responsible for suggesting that the building that now houses Town Hall not be demolished after the library fire, but be saved and put to good use.
Of all the awards and accolades he received over the years, he was undoubtedly most proud of having been the first recipient of the "Alder Glen Thurman History Award," named in his honor, and presented by the Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast Historical Society at its inaugural presentation.
Alder spent the last three years of his life lovingly and devotedly seeing to the comfort and needs of that "girl of his dreams," Frances, as her health and eyesight declined. For the last month, they lay side by side in adjacent beds at Sherwood Oaks.
Mr. Thurman is survived by his wife of 73 years, Frances; and his children, son William (Bill) Thurman of Sammamish, Wash., daughter Vanette St. John of Fort Bragg; his sister Ethel Marie Halverson of Santa Rosa; three grandsons, one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter, who will make her appearance in May.
Mr. Thurman supported many local charities and the family asks that donations be made to your favorite in his name.
At his request, there are no services being planned at this time.


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For a few hours, West Commerce becomes a 'Better Block'
Updated 12:31 am, Sunday, December 9, 2012
For just a few hours Saturday, a key portion of one of downtown's main drags was transformed into something approaching a pedestrian's paradise.
Along a stretch of West Commerce Street — centered between Plaza De Armas and South Laredo Street — a lane was closed to make more room for walkers and bikers. Chairs and benches were added to give people a place to sit. Vendors set up tables in front of storefronts that usually are empty.
There even was a chess board drawn in chalk and a supersized set of pieces. Activities, vendor tables and pop-up stores stretched from North Santa Rosa to Flores Street for the city's third "Better Block" event, a community revitalization effort that challenges participants to reimagine urban areas, with temporary bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, cultural and art displays and retail options.
"It's been a steady stream (of people) since 10 a.m.," said Lori Houston, the director of the city's Center City Development Office, who said she was pleased by the turnout on a foggy day.
Saturday's affair, organized by the city and Team Better Block, aimed to encourage development around West Commerce Street by helping people see what the area might be like without vacant storefronts and heavy traffic.
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"It's not really a hangout kind of area," said Kirish Dirkson, who manned a table that was selling different pieces of art. He said he thought the changes made the area friendlier and hoped the changes would stick.
It's the sort of reaction that city officials are looking for as they plot how best to improve the area with money from the 2012 bond program.
It serves city and urban planners to allow the community to experience the changes they might recommend to help revitalize the area — a sort of beta-testing on a city block scale — and a way to gather feedback.
"We feel like this is the time to start re-envisioning it because we have the funding to do so," Houston said.
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Our animals will be spayed/neutered and up to date on all shots before going to their forever homes unless otherwise stated. If interested in any of our animals please contact us at 516-832-8200, email: firstname.lastname@example.com or visit our website at www.pets4luv.org. We are always looking for foster homes, so if you are willing to open your heart and home to an animal on a temporary basis please let us know.
Pets4Luv Foundation is a registered 501 (c) 3 non-profit animal rescue. Our organization is 100% volunteer based with no paid employees or board members. All of our funding comes from private donations; we receive no government funding to run our organization. Pets4Luv is no-kill rescue, which means we will never euthanize an animal for space. Our rescue is located in The Mall at the Source, 1504 Old Country Road, Westbury, NY 11590.
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Federal Plaza Project in New York City Reveals 1968 Time Capsule
It was 1968. Television news brought the tensions of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement into living rooms across America. A Presidential election saw Richard Nixon defeat Hubert Humphrey, and the nation was rocked by the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. 60 Minutes and One Life to Live debuted on television, while Hair broke new ground on Broadway. U.S. figure skater Peggy Fleming won gold at the Grenoble winter Olympics, and the summer games were held later the same year in Mexico City. Mr. Rogers welcomed us to his neighborhood, Rowan and Martin had us laughing, and Yale admitted its first female students.
In New York City, at a lower Manhattan federal building construction site, workers sealed and buried a small copper box behind the cornerstone at the structure's spacious plaza. This time-capsule would remain there, hidden for 44 years until rediscovered during the Lafayette Plaza Renovation Project.
When the project team removed the cornerstone of the federal building as part of the renovation, they were surprised to find the small, tightly sealed copper box. Realizing they had discovered a time-capsule buried more than 40 years earlier, Project Manager Ali Tabar said, "We felt like we had found a national treasure."
When it was opened the box revealed documents, pictures and newspapers from 1968, the year the building was completed. Included in the capsule were:
- Black and white pictures of the construction of 26 Federal Plaza
- Copies of newspaper articles that chronicled the construction of the building
- A letter from the Regional Administrator commending the project team
- An organizational listing of the GSA Public Buildings Service leasing division
- The 12-page leasing contract for the space
- Front pages of the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and New York Daily News, each dated April 30, 1968.
In looking at the photos from the box, Tabar also commented, "The images included construction equipment on the project site. Comparing the construction equipment of 40 years ago to construction equipment used today, we can see how much progress we have made in developing newer and better technology."
GSA requested some help from the National Archives and Records Service for their expertise in preserving and repackaging the contents of the time capsule so that it could be reinstalled when the project neared completion. The team decided to bury a new time capsule with the older one. Consistent with the contents of the 1968 time capsule, the second provides insight into the life and times of GSA employees in 2012. It includes the following:
- Biographies and photos of Regional Administrator, Denise Pease, and PBS Regional Commissioner, Joanna Rosato
- Organizational chart of PBS Region 2, with pictures of the PBS Board of Directors
- Progress photos of the Lafayette Plaza renovation, rendering of the final plaza, and a tenant bulletin dated July 2012
- Sustainability scorecard for 26 Federal Plaza, article regarding NuEnergen and the U.S. General Services Administration Partnering to Save Taxpayer Dollars
- Pictures of the World Trade Center towers (dated 2001) and the new 1WTC, rendering of complete 1WTC, New York Times front page from 9/11/12, and a 9/11 commemorative coin
- GSA pins with the star logo and commemorating the 50 and 60 year anniversaries of GSA
It's 2012. Nightly television news brings the world economic situation and political unrest around the world into living rooms across America. A Presidential election saw incumbent Barack Obama defeat challenger Mitt Romney and win a second term in office. In the digital age, the Encyclopedia Britannica, after 244 years, discontinued its print edition. U.S. swimming phenom Michael Phelps became the most medaled Olympian in history at the London summer Olympics, and gymnast Gabby Douglas the first African American woman to win the individual all-around gold medal. Summer and winter games now alternate in two year cycles, and the next winter games will be held in 2014. A 2009 revival of Hair closed in September, 2011. Reality shows dominate television, and the student population at Yale is now half female.
In New York City, at a lower Manhattan federal building construction site, workers sealed and buried two small copper boxes beneath the stones of the structure's newly renovated plaza. The boxes will remain there, hidden until rediscovered perhaps during some future project.
Special thanks to PBS employees Rob Pajer, Kyle Brooks, and Ali Tabar and Patrick Connolly of the National Archives and Records Administration for ensuring the material from 1968 was handled appropriately and the 2012 material lasts for years to come.
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SHOEBURY Train Station has reopened after a £700,000 revamp to its entrance and toilets.
The 130-year-old station has been given a new easy-access entrance with sliding doors and canopy, new customer toilets have opened on the platforms and new non-slip flooring in the booking office.
Station Manager Julie Penn said: "The new-look station entrance and booking hall is a vast improvement on what existed before.
"It's now much brighter and more airy inside, and the new wide doors remove a blind corner so it is much easier for customers to flow in and out during peak times."
The new modern entrance with canopy roof, which replaced an old "porch-style" entrance, taking out a blind corner, was finished between Christmas and New Year, but most passengers only started using it this week due to engineering work at Benfleet.
Passengers have had to use a temporary toilet block next to the station since the first phase of improvement work stated in autumn 2011.
That phase, completed in last spring, involved the treating of the dry rot that had set in to the historic station's wooden frame.
The second phase, which saw the old porch entrance demolished and new entrance and toilets built, began in October.
In the booking office the floor has been re-tiled to make it less slippery when wet, and the booking office has been redecorated.
The booking office remained open throughout phase two of the work, but passengers had to use a gate alongside the building to access it from the platforms.
The refurbished was carried out under the National Station Improvement Plan.
The Echo reported last moth that a refurbishment of Chalkwell Train Station, completed in June, won the station a National Railway Heritage Award.


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Hi my name is Sherri and my step father was diagnosed with CC back in October which they actually removed 60% of his liver and 2 lymph nodes and told us they removed all signs of cancer. They put him on chemo 1 time weekly for 3 weeks and then off one just for a preventative. About 5 weeks ago they did a CT scan and it showed 3 lymph nodes that were inflamed and thought it could just be inflammation from the surgery and wanted to continure with the chemo and repeat the scan in a few weeks. They have now said that his cancer has recurred and they need to change his chemo. He was suppose to have a treatment today and they didn't give him one. I don't really know what is going on and am really confused. I lost my dad, father n law, sisiter n law, and grandmother and I don't think my mom can handle losing someone again. You have to understand my step dad was very outgoing, active loves playing golf. He just got sick all at once. Lost about 40 lbs. couldn't eat and his side hurt. We went to his family doc and they said there was something definitely going on with the liver mabe an infection. They ran so many tests and then the oncologist basically said he had cancer of an unknown origin that had spread to his liver and probably only had a few months to live. He did send us to a surgeon t look at the situation adn then after more tests they found the tumor was attached to the vena cava and sent us on to another doc in Louisville, KY who had come from Sloan Kettering. He did a pet and Ct scan and said the cancer was liver cancer and was contained and he could remove it. He sent him home for a few weeks to basically get a little stonger and gain a few pounds. He had the surgery the first of Oct and it went really well up until now. We haven't seen his surgeon yet just the doc who first told us it was inoperable and only a few months to live. We don'know what stage or anything that is going on? I am just really confused and feel really helpless. If anyone has any direction or adivse it would be greatly appreciated.


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LAKEPORT -- A month ago, Scott Spivey and his wife Robin were living comfortably in their home in Lakeside Heights north of Lakeport.
"It took us a long time to buy a house, and we took a lot of pride in owning our own home," said Scott Spivey, who said he bought the house on Lancaster Road in 2002.
About three weeks ago, Spivey said, his house started falling apart. First the doors wouldn't close and the sheetrock started cracking.
"I'm a former contractor and I was a building official for Clearlake for nine years before being laid off recently," Spivey said. "So I knew something was wrong. I was suspicious."
Officials from Lake County Special Districts visited the Spivey residence earlier this month -- Spivey estimated it was three weeks ago -- and told him there was a ruptured sewer line under his house that all 26 houses in Lakeside Heights were using, and they were installing a bypass line and a pump to remedy the problem.
The pump and bypass line were still there on Monday -- but the Spiveys weren't. Their home was one of three residences in the community red-tagged by the county, according to a county news release Monday evening.
"(Chief Building Official) David Jezek came out on Friday and said he wouldn't red-tag the house until Monday, which gave us the weekend to move out," Spivey said. "Other than that, he said there was a major problem but that he couldn't discuss (the details) with us."
Calls on Monday to county code enforcement director Richard Coel were directed to senior administrative analyst Kevin Ingram, who said he was also serving as the county's public information officer.
Ingram said he didn't know all the details yet, but was looking into the matter.
According to a County of Lake Community Development Department news release sent out Monday evening, "While an extensive landslide has not yet occurred, there are significant fractures in the ground service and extensive structural damage to several homes at the Lakeside Heights subdivision in North Lakeport. The potential landslide is threatening several homes, the community's public water system, sewer system and storm drainage system."
According to the news release, "Early in March of this year, Special Districts' staff performed a video inspection of the public sewer line serving residents of Lakeside Heights. During this inspection, it was discovered that a point repair that had been completed in December, 2012, had failed.
"While performing site inspections to determine the cause of the point repair failure, Special Districts' staff noticed significant surface ground cracking and structural damage to several homes. Due to the severity of the offset sewer pipe, Special Districts implemented an emergency temporary bypass. This was done to continue to provide sewer service to the community in Lakeside Heights."
According to the release, county officials red-tagged one home on Friday and two additional homes on Monday.
Spivey said early Monday, "They're keeping everyone up here in the dark."
Over the weekend, the Spiveys moved out of their home, put their belongings in storage, and moved in with an aunt.
"It's terrible," Spivey said. "It's very traumatic."
On Monday, according to the county news release, "Special Districts arranged to meet with a geotechnical engineer onsite."
According to the release, "Special Districts' staff is very concerned with the potential loss of the public water and sewer systems that serve the Lakeside Heights Community. There may also be damage to the storm drain system managed by the Lakeside Heights Property Owners Association."
Ingram said the Lake County Board of Supervisors will discuss this as an emergency item at its 9 a.m. meeting today in the board chambers at the Lake County Courthouse.
Rich Mellott is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. Reach him at 263-5636, ext. 14 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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We strive to meet this goal through a holistic, multi-pronged diversity imperative plan.
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Please contact the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with any questions or concerns.
Our Mission
The Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is fully committed to devising strategies and overseeing initiatives that will advance diversity, equity and inclusion consistent with Penn State University's Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence. Our commitment includes working with departments to diversify our student/learner and faculty/staff populations, consistent with the national demographics, and to support efforts to diversify our supply chain. Our goal is an organizational culture that is driven by our core values and based on the recognition that the ability to understand, value, and succeed in a multicultural world is critical to innovation and continued success in a changing healthcare landscape.
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How to Fix Up Your Car's Interior on the Cheap
England-based Prestige Limousine created the first-ever 400-hp Ferrari F1 360 limousine by adding nonstructural carbon-fiber panels bonded to the existing Ferrari. The designers worried about adding the extra weight to the vehicle, but reinforced the added section with even more carbon fiber. The best part? Enormous Ferrari-red gullwing doors.
Avolar Limo calls its custom-built 312-horsepower Camaro limousine the Bumblebee Transformer, after the character in the Transformer films, we can only assume. The ride includes seating for 12, fiberoptics to wire all your media needs, lasers, mirrored ceiling panels, media galore, and a full bar. This modded Camaro cruises the streets of L.A.
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What is the most popular sport in the whole wide world???
People have different perceptions, have different ideas and have different favorite sports. During a seminar, one of the lecturers told us that soccer is the USA no.1 sport, what can i say about that? I think its basketball, as i have know basketball is the most watched game in the USA. Its up to a person, no one can say it right.


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Conroe, Choke Canyon Continue to Produce ShareLunkers
ATHENS, Texas—Lake Conroe and Choke Canyon Reservoir each produced another ShareLunker on Sunday, February 15.
ShareLunker No. 460 took Mark Goetzman's Brush Hog about 10 a.m. on Lake Conroe. The fish weighed 13.13 pounds and was 25 inches long and 20 inches in girth.
That afternoon Troy Brauchle of Helotes pulled a 15-pounder from Choke Canyon Reservoir, the second time in less than a month the lake south of San Antonio has produced a fish weighing 15 pounds or better. On January 21 Brad Bookmyer of Leander set a new water body record with a 15.45-pounder.
If the name Goetzman sounds familiar, it's because Mark is the father of Tyler Goetzman, who caught a 13.06-pounder, ShareLunker No. 442, from Lake Conroe on January 13, 2008. And Tyler was fishing with Kyle Nitschke December 13, 2008, when Nitschke caught ShareLunker No. 456, a 13.07-pounder.
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Springfield District Senior Resource Fair March 21
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Springfield District Senior Resource Fair March 21
Springfield District Supervisor Elaine McConnell will host a senior resource fair on Wednesday March 21, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the West Springfield Government Center at 6140 Rolling Road in Springfield.
The senior safety fair will begin with resource tables and displays at 1 p.m. followed by presentations at 2 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to talk with county agency representatives on: tax relief for the elderly and people with disabilities; adult and aging services, SeniorNavigator; disability services planning and development; health department and adult day health care; Shepherd Center of Annandale-Springfield; Access Library Services; Seniors-on-the-Go!, Travel Training, FASTRAN, Metro Access; the Police Department and the Fire and Rescue Department's senior program. AARP will also have a resource table at the fair.
The Police Department will present tips on personal and home safety and consumer fraud. The Department of Tax Administration will discuss tax relief and the Fairfax Area Agency on Aging will provide tips on thriving independently at home. Volunteer Fairfax will outline the various opportunities for volunteering.
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THE historic Railway Village could be restored to its former glory through an ambitious plan by the management of the Mechanic's Institute Trust.
Control of the Central Community Centre, at the heart of the area, passed from Swindon Council to the Trust last week, and the team began with a clean-up of the area on Saturday.
Piles of rubbish were cleared from gardens, and the council did its bit at the end of the day by clearing it away.
Daniel Rose, chairman of the Mechanic's Institute Trust, said this could be the first of many projects the Trust can take over from the council.
"The Trust has been trying to get hold of this building for at least 10 years and return it to community use," he said. "The building was not being used to its full potential."
Daniel is looking at similar buildings in the area with a view to managing much of the village.
"We are keen to take over other buildings in the area if the opportunity arises," he said. "We are looking at turning the Baker's Arms into a community cafe, which is another example of trying to pick up more assets in the area.
"We feel the Railway Village has huge potential but needs focused attention. We can really ascribe to that and look towards taking control of the Mechanics' Institute.
"We need to have a coherent plan of what we want to achieve, and there are a lot of buildings in the area that are under-used. We think we can put them to better use.
"It is about bringing the building back to life. It hasn't had any management for 10 years, and very few local residents use it. It is a great opportunity to get residents involved in their building.
"We think there is a huge opportunity for Swindon and the community to breathe new life into the area.
"At the heart of the project is the Mechanics Institute itself. But as for specific buildings, that's not something I can say because we are in the middle of talks. But we are working in the GWR Park and we have got projects that are due to take place.
"I think generally it's a very, very important project to preserve the railway village for future generations and it is also of important historical value to the town and to the whole country."
Daniel added this could be one positive consequence from dwindling council budgets.
"There is a lot of pressure financially at the moment and a lot of people are suffering the consequences, but this is about changing attitudes about bringing assets back into the community," he said.
The community centre will now be managed by the Trust's first full-time employee. Sean Haines, community development co-ordinator, said: "The Railway Village is something special but it has been under-appreciated. It needs that little bit of attention from someone. It is easier to make decisions about the Railway Village from within the Railway Village."


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Apple is very stupid if they don't want "another Gizmodo incident" to happen. That was a whole bunch of free publicity for the iPhone 4. If I was one of the big dogs at Apple, I would suggest we "lose" or "leak" every upcoming model a few weeks before release to create some hype for it.
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Q: I recently fed my almost-3-year-old son kiwi, and he immediately complained that his "mouth hurt". His top lip did appear somewhat swollen. We have no history of food allergies in the family, and he has eaten kiwi four or five times before without any reaction. I won't give it to him again, but what are my next steps?
Dr. Waserman: Kiwi has indeed been associated with acute allergic reactions and anaphylaxis. In fact, kiwi allergy is becoming much more prevalent in North America as this fruit's popularity grows, and as more of us are including it in our diets.
It also cross-reacts with many other foods and substances, including birch pollen, avocado, banana, hazelnuts and latex; this means the allergens share similar properties and can react in the same way in the body.
Even though your son had eaten kiwi before without a problem, lip swelling is often a symptom of allergy and you are correct to avoid it. Speak to your doctor about seeing an allergist for a proper assessment of whether this is a true allergy.
Dr. Susan Waserman is an allergist and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. She is also a past president of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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The Pioneer flagship receiver that won our Editors' Choice Award in 2009 is back in its third generation as the AVIC-Z130BT. This all-in-one receiver is something of a car tech magic bullet, rolling GPS navigation, audio and video playback, and hands-free calling into one box, ready to be installed inyour car's dashboard. Over the years, the AVIC-Z series has picked up a few new tricks, including Pandora Internet Radio integration. This year Aha Radio integration joins the party via an iPhone app, as well as HD Radio reception for audio and traffic data. So does the AVIC-Z130BT still have what it takes to keep up with the competition or is it starting to show its age?
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There's not much to look at on the AVIC-Z130BT's faceplate when it's powered down. The unit is mostly controlled via touch screen, but there is a bank of capacitive buttons along the lower bezel of the 7-inch WVGA display. From left to right are voice command, volume down and up, home, mode, skip back and forward, and eject.
Power the unit up, however, and the massive display comes to life and the capacitive buttons illuminate. Out of the box, the buttons cycle through a spectrum of backlight colors, but you can pop into a menu and select any color you would like, for example to match the rest of your vehicle's interior lighting. We'll talk more about what is displayed on that screen in the interface section.
Tapping the eject button brings up a menu that gives the option to open the motorized faceplate to insert or remove a CD or DVD from the AVIC's optical drive, or adjust the screen tilt angle.
Even the basic installation of the AVIC-Z130BT is slightly more involved than most all-in-one receivers. After making the standard power and speaker connections via the included wire harness, we had to install, route cables for, and connect an external GPS antenna and a microphone. We also tapped the parking brake sensor to enable functions that only work when the vehicle is parked and made the optional speed sensor connection that should help the navigation system's accuracy. There's also a 6-foot USB/analog stereo auxiliary input combo cable that needed connecting--In most vehicles that's more than long enough to reach the glove compartment or center console. Where the AVIC-Z130BT differs from other units we've installed is that Pioneer includes a separate traffic tuner that must be installed in-line with the AM/FM radio antenna and connected to a power output on the AVIC's back panel.
Those who want to expand the AVIC-Z130BT beyond its core feature set will find a veritable smorgasbord of connections on the unit's rear. There's an input for adding a wired remote, an IP-BUS for connecting an XM or Sirius Satellite Radio tuner, and a dedicated video input and reverse gear lead for a rearview camera. Permanently located on the back panel are dedicated, stereo subwoofer preamp outputs and a video output. On a removable pigtail, you will find a video input, a stereo audio input, front and rear stereo audio outputs, and a rear monitor output. That's more than enough in the way of connections to input from or output to pretty much any car audio component you may want. However, if you're making all of these connections and using the traffic tuner, you'll have to be careful to make sure there's plenty of space behind your dashboard to fit everything.
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The main menu consists of three large icons for the AVIC-Z130BT's three major functions: Destination, Telephone, and A/V Source. Under the Telephone menu, you'll find all of the options for initiating a hands-free call, including an onscreen dialer and access to your phone's address book if you chose to sync during the pairing process.
If there's one way the AVIC-Z series has managed to improve year after year, it's by constantly adding new options to its long list of digital audio sources, all of which you'll find under the A/V Source menu.
Of course, you have the standard CD/DVD playback with MP3/WMA/AAC and DivX decoding. There's also a USB connection for external digital storage devices, a 3.5mm auxiliary input for connecting MP3 players, and an SD card reader for the handful of you who like to carry your audio around on SD cards. Bluetooth audio streaming means you can wirelessly connect a smartphone for listening to music or podcasts. However, things get interesting when an Apple iPhone is connected to the USB port.
The iPhone (and to a lesser degree the iPod Touch) opens up not one, but three additional digital audio sources. The first is standard iPod playback, which gives access to the music, audiobooks, and podcasts stored locally on the device. You can browse the available audio using the touch screen, but there's also a safer option available while driving. When an iPhone or iPod is connected to the AVIC-Z130BT, Pioneer's voice recognition engine will scan the device and create voice tags that can be accessed with the touch of a button. Simply hit the VR button and say, for example, "Play artist Kid Cudi" and the AVIC will create a playlist of songs by that artist. There's also a passenger control mode, which turns control of song selection back over to the iPhone's touch screen, allowing a passenger to pick and queue songs from there.
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Fairfax County Web Site to Be Unavailable Feb. 17-19
The county's Web site (www.fairfaxcounty.gov) will be unavailable Feb. 17-19 due to electrical upgrades to the county's data center and computer network.
The Facilities Management Department will be replacing aging power equipment and re-engineering circuit connections to facilitate the growing technology infrastructure needs, improve system backup capability and minimize risk related to power interruptions, which will improve reliability and continuity of data and network services. The Department of Information Technology will be required to power down the network core, and all computer servers and related systems in the Government Center's data center. These include all public Web services, e-mail, Internet and network services, servers, mainframe-based systems and the applications that use these systems. Also affected are some of the county's interactive voice response telephone systems.
As an example of how services will be affected, library customers will not be able to access their accounts or the library's online catalog, nor any other Web-based library service such as online research databases, electronic books, digital recorded books or online reference help. Library volunteers also will be unable to help taxpayers with electronic filing and wireless access to the Internet will be unavailable. The Fairfax County Park Authority will be unable to process any spring class or summer camp registration requests during this outage.
"We realize that there is no convenient time to shut down systems since we are a 24/7 government and actively promote the use of online transactions and information access" said Wanda Gibson, director of the county's Department of Information Technology, "but to allow the maximum amount of time to properly shut down systems, install the new electrical equipment, migrate all the IT systems to the new power and to test the upgrades, prudence requires three available concurrent days. The upcoming holiday weekend provides that opportunity."
Gibson added this is a preventive measure "determined after several engineering studies to strengthen power service availability and resiliency to protect the county from a more devastating, unplanned electrical interruption."
Electrical service will be shut down early Saturday, Feb. 17, to allow work to be performed. It is anticipated that power will be restored and all systems fully operational late Sunday, Feb. 18. Once the outage is over and all work is performed services will be restored as quickly as possible.
Fairfax County's Office of Emergency Management will be able to communicate with residents through the Community Emergency Alert Network (CEAN) should an emergency or inclement weather situation occur. If residents are not yet registered, they should sign-up at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cean to receive emergency alerts via their e-mail accounts, pagers or text messages.
The Fairfax County Government Emergency Information Line also will remain operational. Emergency announcements, if needed, will be available by calling 703-817-7771, TTY 711.
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