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It will save USPS $2 billion annually
Many aspects of our lives have made a
digital transformation
over the last decade or so. We no longer rent physical movies from the video store; we watch them on Netflix or Hulu. We no longer get subscriptions for or pick up the daily newspaper; we read the news online. We don't run to the bank as often for daily finances; we jump on our smartphone, tablet or computer for online banking.
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is seeing these shifts in technology as well, but
can't seem to keep up
. Many letters, bills, etc. can now be sent electronically rather than through the mail. Hence, in an effort to save some serious money, USPS will no longer deliver mail on Saturdays starting August 1, 2013.
mail delivery
down to five days per week will save USPS about $2 billion annually. For fiscal 2012, USPS saw a net loss of $15.9 billion (three times the loss record one year previous).
While mail delivery is getting axed, USPS plans to continue package delivery on Saturdays since this particular area has seen a 14 percent increase since 2010. Mail will also still be delivered to P.O. boxes six days per week as well.
In addition, post offices will remain open on Saturdays to allow customers to drop mail/packages off, access post office boxes or buy postage stamps -- although hours will likely be cut.
USPS is expected to give an official announcement today without explicit congressional approval. Lawmakers have said this approval is necessary for a change like cutting Saturday mail delivery, but the USPS is arguing this claim.
As far as the American people go, USPS expects some opposition from those like rural communities that worry a change in scheduling could make low-cost deliveries of items like medication a thing of the past, and publishers who will have to adjust schedules with publication deadlines.
Just last month, it was reported that
USPS wanted to be more digital-friendly
in order to keep up with the times. The agency is working on a digital platform called MyPost, which will allow customers to log in and view all packages that they'll be receiving as well as those they've already received instead of searching several different sites that the packages may be coming from.
However, Paul Vogel, president of digital solutions at USPS, revealed that his office is like "a San Jose startup," with only 15 Android/Apple developers, consultants coming and going, one computer and his BlackBerry smartphone. Technological restrictions make upgrading hard to come by.
A few other major obstacles are legislation needed to get permission for new digital products, the USPS' huge instruction manual for just handful of current products (adding digital products and security certifications would turn that 1,500 page book into something unimaginable), and USPS' losses of nearly $16 billion last year led to legislative proposals to
keep making cuts
(hence, more digital tech may not be in the cards right now).
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Crazier things have happened.
Remember, James "Buster" Douglas' stunning upset of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in 1990?
How about the New York "Miracle" Mets' devastating win over the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series?
Or Coach Jim Valvano's North Carolina State Wolfpack's last-second shocker over Houston in the 1983 NCAA championship game?
The Cavaliers (22-45) face an extremely tall order at 7 p.m. Wednesday when they host the defending champion Miami Heat at Quicken Loans Arena. The Heat have won 23 in a row, the second-longest winning streak in NBA history. Only the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game streak during the 1971-72 season is longer.
The Cavs will be facing the league's best team without their starting backcourt. Both Kyrie Irving (sprained left shoulder) and Dion Waiters (sore left knee) are sidelined, along with starting center Anderson Varejao (knee surgery).
"Our guys are motivated," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "We know we have to play a great basketball game against a great team. This team is playing at a different level than everybody else. We've all seen this streak grow. We know how good they are right now.
"Obviously, they are on a high. Eventually, you get to a point where you feel invincible, that you can't lose. I think that's where they are right now."
The Heat (52-14) haven't lost since Feb. 1 at Indiana, 102-89, a span of 46 days.
"The way they are playing right now, I don't know if anyone can beat them, especially in a seven-game series," Scott said.
Cavs guard Daniel Gibson, one of just two players still on the team that played with James (Varejao is the other) in Cleveland, said the Heat are playing at a high clip.
"We have to be ready for the challenge," he said. "We have to come out with a defensive mindset and get stops. We have to finish games. The last two times, we were close, but couldn't finish the game."
The Cavs have lost five in a row to the Heat. Both previous meetings in Miami were close this season - 110-108 on Nov. 24, and 109-105 on Feb. 24.
Scott said the Cavs came oh-so-close against the Heat.
"They made more plays at the end that we did," he said. "We had a couple defensive breakdowns at the end."
As of late, the Cavs have been getting manhandled.
"You can't keep letting people push you around," Scott said.
An upset would be huge for the Cavs. Don't hold your breath.
"It would be big," Gibson said. "I hope (we're) ready for the challenge. If we can show some resolve and perseverance, it would be big for us."
Forward LeBron James spearheads the Heat attack. He's averaging 26.7 points, 8.2 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.7 steals. He's shooting a career-high 55.5 percent from the field, 38.8 percent from behind the arc and 75 percent from the foul line.
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The primary objective of this trial is to determine whether written educational materials plus brief education by telephone will help patients better understand and participate in the decision on how many embryos to transfer to the uterus during treatment of infertility with in vitro fertilization (IVF). The main study hypothesis is that women and men who receive the study's educational intervention will experience favorable changes in knowledge and beliefs about benefits, susceptibility and severity of multiple gestation that impact decisions about the number of embryos to transfer. Secondary objectives are to understand patient beliefs, knowledge and information preferences regarding other possible risks of IVF, to compare perception of IVF-related risks to familiar risks that are included in routine preconception health promotion, and during IVF, and to prepare couples to manage IVF-related obstetrical risks when they make the transition to prenatal care after becoming pregnant.
Medical Treatment Coverage: None, this study does not provide any monetary contribution to medical treatment
|Behavioral: Written materials, telephone based education Other: Written materials
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|Allocation: Randomized
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|Improving Communication With IVF Patients About Risks Such as Multiple Births
- questionnaire assessing knowledge, risk perception, self efficacy and preferences, interview about risk perception and decision making [ Time Frame: Prior to IVF treatment cycle, 8 weeks ]
- Adoption of healthy preconception behavior, self-efficacy for addressing IVF related obstetrical factors [ Time Frame: Prior to IVF treatment cycle, 8 weeks ]
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|September 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2010
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|February 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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The long-term objective of this research is to improve patient understanding of the known and strongly suspected risks from treating infertility with assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). During IVF, when more embryos are transferred to the uterus, the risk of pregnancy with multiple fetuses increases. In addition, single infants conceived with IVF are at greater risk for low birth weight. This study will promote behaviors that may reduce these risks. One in 3 women who completes a pregnancy conceived with assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF delivers multiples, and these treatments produce over 12,000 multiple birth deliveries annually in the United States. This study will lead to a better understanding of the most effective ways to counsel IVF patients about the embryo transfer decision. This study will also help define how to prepare IVF patients to work most effectively with their prenatal care team to manage IVF-related obstetrical risks.
Medical Treatment Coverage: None, this study does not provide any monetary contribution to medical treatment
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
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|University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita
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|Study First Received:
|July 23, 2008
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NEW YORK -- Mets fans will have plenty of reason to pay attention to the Arizona Fall League come October.
The league announced preliminary rosters Tuesday, and the Mets are sending six of a possible seven players to play for the Scottsdale Scorpions, including outfielder Brandon Nimmo, the team's No. 3 prospect and 2011 first-round Draft pick.
Four right-hander pitchers -- Julian Hilario, Cory Mazzoni, Paul Sewald and Rob Whalen -- join middle infielder Matt Reynolds and Nimmo. Mazzoni (No. 14) and Reynolds (No. 20) join Nimmo as the ranked prospects in that group.
"It's not always your top prospects that go to the Arizona Fall League. It can depend on a variety of considerations," general manager Sandy Alderson said. "Some of the players we want to see because they're closer [to the Majors] or because they've made some progress and we want to see if that can be consolidated.
"There may be cases where a player has been injured part of the year, and we want to get more at-bats or innings in the Fall League where it makes sense."
Nimmo, 21, is hitting .246/.361/420 in 57 games with Double-A Binghamton. He earned a midseason promotion after putting together a first-half slash line of .322/.448/.458 with Class A Advanced St. Lucie.
Mazzoni, 24, owns a 4.70 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in eight starts for Triple-A Las Vegas. His teammate, the 23-year-old Reynolds, is putting together a very strong offensive campaign, including a .347/.411/.457 slash line and 55 RBIs while splitting time between Binghamton and Las Vegas.
Hilario (St. Lucie), Sewald (St. Lucie) and Whalen (Class A Savannah) are all still in the lower-level Minor Leagues.
The Scottsdale team is comprised of players from the Mets, Yankees, Phillies, Pirates and Giants. Two top-50 prospects on MLB.com's Top 100 list, pitcher Tyler Glasnow (No. 19) and infielder/outfielder Josh Bell (No. 32), both from the Pirates organization, will also play for the Scorpions.
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The Academy Award-winning movie The King's Speech thrust the issue of speech and language problems into the spotlight. And many parents would know of, or even have, kids who've seemed to have a speech or language disorder.
But how do you know when your child needs to see a speech pathologist your child needs - and what exactly do they do to help?
Speech and language problems in children are not uncommon. According to Speech Pathology Australia, one in seven Australians has a 'communication disability' – that is, problems with speech, using and understanding language, voice, reading, writing or hearing. The disability can be present at birth or acquired in later life.
This translates to about 386,000 children in Australia having problems with their speech and approximately 577,000 school-aged children have difficulty with language (words, grammar and how they're put together).
Speech pathologists assess and treat difficulties in:
Adelaide speech pathologist Liberty Gates says most parents will instinctively know if their child has speech or language problems. "They may notice that their child is falling behind the others in playgroup, or having trouble communicating and understanding. These are usually reliable signs that a child could have a speech or language disorder," she says.
Liberty has a checklist to help parents work out if their child needs to see a speech pathologist. She says you should refer any child if:
With little children, it can be hard to judge. All children develop at different rates and, for some, moving from babbling to full, well pronounced and grammatically correct sentences is a slow and challenging process that takes time
"What you want to see is your child's speech constantly improving, and by around the age of three most people should be able to understand a lot of what they say – and the child should be able to understand other people," Liberty says.
Here's a rough guide to how a child's speech and language skills should be developing:
If your child develops a stutter at any age, early intervention by a speech pathologist is not only highly recommended but has very good results in helping him overcome the problem.
If school aged children show signs of getting frustrated because they're having trouble understanding or communicating or avoiding talking, it might pay to get a speech pathologist assessment.
A communication disorder can have a widespread impact on a child's life that lasts through adulthood. "It can make it hard to communicate in class, affect their academic performance and be socially isolating, even if it's only a mild disorder," says Liberty.
Speech Pathology Australia has this example,: "… not being able to say 's', 'th' or 'r' may be a mild problem for a young boy. However, for a 26-year-old man who wants to become an air traffic controller, these speech errors could make the difference between achieving his goal or failing.
"He may also experience problems in his social life when mixing and talking with others. In short, the way he speaks can make his life very difficult."
For more information on dealing with speech and language disorders, contact Speech Pathology Australia – the official body representing speech pathologists, the professionals who work with and advocate for people who have a communication disability.
This article was written by Fiona Baker for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include Liberty Gates of Liberty Speech Pathology and Speech Pathology Australia.
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SUNDAY: Lena Dunham may be gracing the covers of magazines everywhere, but her character on "Girls" still leads a much less glamorous life. Tonight, she makes a road trip with Jessa (Jemima Kirke) to meet her pal's very odd father and his new-age girlfriend. 9 p.m., HBO.
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|YDS: 5.5 French: 4b Ewbanks: 13 UIAA: IV+ ZA: 11 British: MS 4a [details]
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By Brian Hench
From: Costa Mesa, CA
Jun 8, 2008
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Most of this route is 5.5 or less as advertised. However, there is one move on the crux pitch that is pretty hard. I thought maybe as hard as 5.8, and my two partners agreed. The rest of the crux pitch is maybe 5.6 or 5.7. There was a bail biner on an old angle piton, on that pitch attesting to a party getting caught off guard.
If you are a 5.6 trad leader you can avoid this pitch by going left and avoiding the "chimney" which seemed more of a left facing dihedral to me. The protection is actually excellent on this pitch, so if you're worried about pulling the moves, you can sew it up.
By Mark Allen
Aug 15, 2009
|Did this route(?) yesterday with my climbing buddy Tom who's been climbing for over 30 years. The route topo and description in the current guide book suck as well as various other comments on other websites pertaining to this route. After careful study we still got way off route with some 5.8+ overhangs and some serious liebacking to boot. All in all we had a challenging day but if your expecting 5.5+ you better be on route (wherever that may be) or else you're in for an adventure which ain't all bad!
By Dan Costello
Aug 23, 2009
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
As advertised in the topo, the vertical section encountered after you pass the J-shaped tree (pitch 5 for us) is indeed the crux. It wouldn't hurt to be very confident in your crack and chimney technique before attempting to lead this pitch.
It may have been because we had some rain that slicked up the crack and the face, and it may have been that the near-vertical dihedral presented me with a type of climbing I'm not familiar with, but I found that section to be more difficult than the crux sections on both Fingertrip and El Whampo.
By Brian Hench
From: Costa Mesa, CA
Jul 3, 2010
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|I am starting to think that Randy got parts of Lip Up Fatty confused with The Uneventful. The 5.8 pitch corner above the J-Tree may be part of the former route.
By Graham S
From: Riverside, CA
Jul 18, 2010
rating: 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
|did this route yesterday with another group. got way off route. on the 3rd pitch we by passed a small roof and went right around the left facing dihedral (ended up being harder than thought as well) to get to the tree just below the 'j' tree. we then traversed left and finished on The North Buttress in the dark. the falcon guide for this area blows.
By J.B.
Oct 18, 2010
|It was a cruise until the crux pitch for the most part. It kicked my butt but I held on for dear life and pulled through....I was in denial for awhile that a line with 3 roofs could be 5.5. It was definitely harder than 5.5, but the roofs werent the hardest part, to me it was about 15 up the start of that damned flaring crack, left facing corner, offwidth thing.
By Christian "crisco" Burrell
From: PG, Utah
Oct 25, 2010
Brian said: I am starting to think that Randy got parts of Lip Up Fatty confused with The Uneventful. The 5.8 pitch corner above the J-Tree may be part of the former route.
Likely correct assessment Brian. The Uneventful ends up in the same corner but heads right at a very inobvious spot. Where exactly? Good question.
By Bill Odenthal
From: Whittier,CA
Apr 29, 2012
|All of my guides say that North Buttress and Uneventful cross at the large ledge and Uneventful finishes to the left and not up thru thru the J Tree but that is the finish to North Buttress. Are the guides wrong?
By Keny Glasscock
From: Salt Lake City
Aug 25, 2012
|This was my first multipitch route. I did it with a guy named Jerry in 1987. It was the most fun I could imagine having. I was hooked on multipitch after that one. Classic.
By Tradiban
May 20, 2013
Meh, this was pretty straight forward, follow the left side of the gully aiming for the big trees, the gully dissipates, look up and see the left facing dihedral, take it to the big ledge below the bent tree. Avoid the start of the bent tree pitch by going slightly right directly above the tree then back into the dihedral, it's 5.5.
The gully is a fukn minefield of death blocks, tread carefully, only the bent tree pitch is any fun anyway.
By alleyehave
From: San Diego, CA
Jul 4, 2014
rating: 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
|I agree with some others on here, both my partner and I felt that the Vogel guide is likely incorrect. It appears that Lip Up Fatty is supposed to take the "j tree" finish, and The Uneventful likely follows the 5.0 gully to the left. The section above said tree is no less than 5.8 imho...with that being said, the route is worth a jaunt, but not a repeat...
By Ben Crowell
14 hours ago
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|I've posted a topo. I've only do the route twice, and haven't done the right-hand (standard?) version of the final pitches, so this is rough and incomplete. Any comments or corrections would be welcome.


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Mac the Naw: Fall fishing in full swing
November 1, 2012
Hello, fellow anglers. A few things to remember this time of year, the saddest of those being that that we turn our clocks back on Saturday. This means one less hour of fishing time. The most important thing is that many of our back roads have closures without warning this time of year. Just this week, Ebbets Pass, Blue Lakes and Burnside roads were closed due to weather. Wolf Creek is open, but not advised to travel past the paved part of the road. Make sure to carry an emergency kit with plenty of water and a few granola bars when you travel.
Also, remember cell phone batteries do not hold their charge as long when the weather gets colder. A couple tips a friend shared with me on emergency cell phone use: First, if you find yourself out of coverage and in an emergency situation, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you. This number can even be dialed if the keypad is locked. Second, many mobile phones have a hidden battery power. To activate this press the keys *3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and will show a 50 percent increase in the battery. This reserve will get charged next time your phone is charged. Also, always tell someone where you are going and when you will return. This includes short day trips. I was camping many years ago with friends at Indian Creek Resorvoir, and in the middle of the night I awoke to the truck rocking and thought my friends were playing a joke on me. I opened the camper door to a foot of snow and winds howling every direction. The next morning everything we had was frozen to the ground and it was 15 degrees out. We were not prepared. Just a Little planning is all it takes to enjoy our outdoors this time of year.
Now let's check out our local fishing world.
LAKE TAHOE: The great thing about this time of year is bigger fish start coming in. My personal best was a 47-inch mackinaw in December with Gene St Denis on a Rapala. Last week was good fishing with average mackinaw coming in at 2 to 4 pounds and a few nearing 10 pounds. Fishing on the north end of the lake is most productive. Anglers are trolling 100 to 220 feet of water with flashers and minnows on the bottom. Anglers are fishing Cal-Neva and Dollar Point. For more info call Blue Ribbon Charters at 530-544-6552. Hurry before they get booked.
CAPLES LAKE: Both boat launches are closed now for the season. Shore fishing is good when the weather is decent. Anglers are throwing Kastmaster lures or small spinners from the dam. Powerbait is also productive. The water level is low so use caution when fishing at the spillway area because there are many hidden and slippery rocks. The resort will be opening soon for the winter season. I will keep you updated with what they will be offering this season. For reservations or local info call the Caples Lake Resort at 209-258-8888.
RED LAKE: Due to weather, no reports from anglers in two weeks.
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BLUE LAKES: Blue Lakes Road is closed at the first gate, according to Tammy from Alpine County Chamber of Commerce. It may open if the weather changes.
BURNSIDE LAKE AND CAMP GROUND: Closed for the season due to snow and unsafe conditions.
INDIAN CREEK RESERVOIR: Fishing is good when the wind is not blowing. The lake was planted with rainbow trout from the California Department of Fish and Game twice in the last month. Average fish is 10 to 12 inches, perfect pan size. The lake is weedy, but again very fishable. Anglers are using rainbow or yellow standard Powerbait. I watched an angler catch more than 15 fish two weeks ago using Berkley's Gulp Alive Powerbait. The angler right next to him could not buy a bite using regular Powerbait, and no it was not me. Just ask one of the Steves. The campground is closed for the season.
CARSON RIVER EAST AND WEST FORK: Two weeks ago, Renee and I spent four days in Alpine County fishing with friends Deanna Lucier and Geary Ness from Minden. We caught and released at least 10 fish per day. Now for the best part, the rivers had not been stocked for over two weeks, but fishing on the east fork of the Carson was still that good. On the last day we all fished on the west fork out of Woodfords Canyon and caught more fish in the 2-pound class or bigger. I talked with Todd Sodaro and was informed that Alpine County will be planting 1,800 pounds of fish this week between the east and west Carson rivers. He mentioned fishing is great and the water levels have only risen a couple inches after the latest weather. For more info call the Carson River Resort at 877-694-2229.
TOPAZ LAKE: Closed until Jan. 1.
Rivers and streams in California will be closed for fishing on Nov. 15 with few exceptions. Some portions are open all year to catch and release. See CDFG regulation for those exceptions.
UPPER TRUCKEE, TROUT CREEK, TAYLOR CREEK: Closed to fishing until July 1.
Be safe on your next outing. If you have a photo of your catch send it to email@example.com. If you have a question or a fishing report in our local area call the Naw line at 775-267-9722. Good fishin' and tight lines.


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I posted the following in another thread regarding watching TV.
"I'm still very much a fan of The Walking Dead. This is more of a thinking/philosophical show than I think many people give it credit for. Once you get past the zombies being monsters, you can see that they simply represent another obstacle for humanity to overcome (plagues, wars, famine) and that the real struggle remains how dealing with our fellow man represents the greatest threat or the greatest asset. The characters continually face moral choices and the fact that life can be fleeting is ever present with the loss of several major characters throughout the series."
I'd be curious if there are other forum members who have thoughts on this show. I realize it doesn't present ideas particularly from a Buddhist perspective, but I do think it represents a certain reality of human struggle that we all face regardless of our chosen philosophical path.


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Mr Haastrup, 24, died in Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire on Thursday after he was stabbed in Braintree on Wednesday evening.
The new dad was stabbed in the chest following a disturbance at premises in Cressing Road at about 11pm.
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Actress Nina Dobrev was red hot in a romantic Reem Acra dress with lace sleeves at The Perks of Being a Wallflower premiere in Hollywood on Monday. She paired her frock with black Rupert Sanderson heels, Anita Ko diamond stud earrings and a matching red Kotur clutch. Smoky eyes and a messy updo completed her look.
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Also at The Perks of Being a Wallflower premiere last Monday, actress Emma Watson showed off her feminine side in a stunning, nude Giorgio Armani gown with layered tiers. A pop of bright red lipstick and a sleek updo was all the actress needed to make this ensemble one of her best ones yet.
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Kerry Washington couldn't have looked more gorgeous at the 2012 PaleyFest: Fall TV Preview for her show Scandal in Beverly Hills on Tuesday. The actress wore a black and white, flower-embellished Christian Dior dress with a coordinating clutch (also by the designer) and Le Vian jewelry. Her hair and makeup were simply flawless.
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SAN DIEGO – The U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection broke ground today on a landmark renovation of the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, the nation's busiest border crossing. The modernization and expansion of the facility is planned to make it the first net-zero border crossing in the country, meaning it will create as much energy as it uses. The renovation will also reduce wait times at the border and boost the local economy. GSA Administrator Martha N. Johnson and other federal and local officials celebrated the kickoff.
"This renovation will boost the local economy and cut wait times at the border," said Johnson. "We will be investing in innovative green technologies that will make San Ysidro the first net-zero energy land port of entry. It will be a model for other land ports across the country."
The San Ysidro renovation is planned to incorporate innovative green features such as solar panels, solar thermal hot water, a geothermal heat exchange system, and ultra-low flow fixtures that would make it the first net-zero energy land port of entry in the country. The water-saving features will also reduce water consumption by 12 million gallons per year, enough water to supply more than 100 typical households. The project is targeted to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Japanese ace Yu Darvish will be pitching in a Texas Rangers uniform in 2012, agreeing to a six-year deal worth approximately $60 million on Wednesday.
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Thursday morning on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM that Darvish can opt out of the sixth year if he hits two different performance thresholds. Both involve the Cy Young voting.
Daniels said if Darvish wins the Cy Young and finishes in the "top three or four" of the balloting a second time in the five years, he can opt out of the sixth year of the contract. He can also get out of it if he finishes second in the balloting and then in the top three or four in two additional years.
"He wanted five years and were weren't going to do that for a variety of reasons," Daniels said. "It was important to him to at least have the possibility of being free. If he finishes in the top three or four of the Cy Young three out of the five years, we probably got our money's worth."
Darvish agreed to the deal, which according to a source includes $56 million guaranteed, just before Wednesday's 5 p.m. ET deadline. The agreement comes 30 days after the Rangers won the right to negotiate with Darvish and his representatives, Don Nomura and Arn Tellem, by submitting a record $51.7 million posting bid.
The club will now send the Nippon-Ham Fighters that payment and Darvish will come to the United States to pitch in the big leagues for the first time.
"He's really thrilled to be coming here," Tellem said. "This is where he wanted to be."
Darvish was home in Japan, where he returned for offseason training after his first and only visit to Texas two weeks ago. The Rangers plan to formally introduce Darvish on Friday night.
On his website, Darvish posted a note acknowledging his new team.
"I will have a press conference first in America and then come back to Japan at which point I will express my gratitude to my fans here in Japan," he wrote.
Including the posting fee, the Rangers paid more than $111 million to sign Darvish, which is more than the $103 million that the Boston Red Sox gave up to negotiate with and sign Daisuke Matsuzaka.
The 25-year-old Darvish was 18-6 last season in Japan with a league-best 1.44 ERA and 276 strikeouts. He walked just 36 batters in 232 innings. Scouts have raved about Darvish's fastball command and what some say is a seven-pitch repertoire, which includes about everything but a changeup.
"We saw a guy that we felt was built to pitch innings and has a classic pitcher's build," Daniels said. "He has a real commitment to his conditioning and work ethic. We think he can pitch innings at a high caliber for a large amount of time."
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Darvish pitched in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was 18 when he began his pro career and, after an average rookie season, was 12-5 with a 2.89 ERA and 115 strikeouts in his second season (2006). He's been consistent since, going 93-38 with a 1.99 ERA in his career in Japan.
Daniels, who described the move as a "step-out deal" for the team, said negotiations were never contentious. He said there were good reasons for Texas to want a six-year deal.
"How often do you get a chance to sign a 25-year-old free agent? It's a pretty unique opportunity, so you tend to look at things a little differently when you look at somebody that age and the years of the deal take him into his prime," Daniels said. "And secondly, with the nature of the posting process and the size of the post, size of our bid, it made sense to amortize it out over a longer period."
The Rangers believe he will be a critical upper-rotation starter for years to come and will do so as he hits what should be the prime of his career. It's an important addition for a Rangers staff that does not have a true No. 1 after C.J. Wilson left to sign a five-year, $77.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels in December.
It's unclear where Darvish will slot in the Rangers' rotation when the season starts, but manager Ron Washington has already said that veteran Colby Lewis will start Opening Day. The rest of the rotation will be decided during spring training. The first three games of the season are against the Chicago White Sox, followed by three at home against the Seattle Mariners -- and Ichiro Suzuki.


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Raising Aces
Over the Radar
It has been 28 days since my last entry into the chronicles of Raising Aces, and though I did manage some vacation time during the break, my baseball schedule has been otherwise locked and loaded throughout the month.
I had a blast with our mock arbitration series in early February, in which I went toe-to-toe with Ian Miller for a couple rounds of "name that comp." I also dropped by the Effectively Wild studios to share my thoughts about the 2013 Athletics with Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller, and behind the scenes I have been preparing more than 100 mechanical profiles for this year's Starting Pitcher Guide with Paul Sporer, which is currently in the final stages of production.
The highlight of the past month was a 10-day hiatus to Costa Rica for my wedding and honeymoon. I enjoyed the experience of a lifetime with my lovely bride, but I must admit that it felt like I was cheating on baseball, leaving the country for a soccer-based nation just as pitchers and catchers were reporting to camp.
It would seem that baseball has forgiven me, with BP 2013 appearing on my doorstep before I could fully unpack my bags. Every vacation is followed by a necessary period of baseball re-absorption, and the one topic that has dominated my consciousness in recent days is pitch velocity, particularly the sport-wide tendency for pitchers to lose velocity as they age.
The phenomenon of dipping velocity occurs in-game as a pitcher fatigues, or over the course of a season due to the physical toll of the baseball schedule. Pitchers are also known to lose pitch speed as they grow older, and the pitchers that survive the aging process are often those who make the necessary mechanical adjustments to compensate for the loss of power.
The topic of age-related velocity loss was addressed last July in the second episode of Effectively Wild, in which Sam lamented the disappointing MLB performance of Trevor Bauer, citing the expected diminishing rate of return with a prospect's stuff. I agree with Sam's premise, but I also believe that there are exceptions to the rule, as effective player development can potentially overcome the physical taxation of pitching.
There are a few ways for a pitcher to add velocity. He can get functionally stronger, which ranges from building arm strength to stabilizing the oft-neglected shoulder muscles, as well as developing core strength and flexibility to take advantage of better torque. Greater strength and flexibility will allow a pitcher to increase hip-shoulder separation, which can be accomplished either by increasing upper-body load or by delaying trunk rotation to allow the hips to rotate further before the shoulders fire. In this sense, proper timing and sequencing of the kinetic chain also plays a role in maximizing pitch speed. Finally, a pitcher can reap velocity benefits through an uptick in momentum, thereby adding kinetic energy to the system that can be transferred to the baseball.
I set out in search of this rare breed of pitcher who increases velocity across seasons, but first I had to establish some boundaries. Utilizing the indispensable PITCHf/x data that is available at Baseball Prospectus, I limited my search to starting pitchers who had thrown at least 500 fastballs in both the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Players were selected based on one necessary condition: their 2012 velocity had to be at least 0.5 miles per hour higher than it was in 2011 and 2010.
One might expect that the modest criteria would trigger a laundry list of names, but the half-mph threshold proved to be a considerable limiting factor, and a good chunk of the pitchers who gained velocity from 2011 to '12 were just rediscovering their radar-gun readings of 2010. In fact, there were only 12 starting pitchers who met the 500-pitch requirement with an average fastball velocity in 2012 that was at least 0.5 mph higher than both of the previous two seasons.
The dozen over-the-radar pitchers fall into a couple of categories. Five of the pitchers registered relatively humble gains, with overall improvements of 1.0 mph or less between 2010 and 2012.
The numbers for Mike Leake represent his sinker, rather than his four-seam fastball, as his four-seamer fell short of the sample size constraint. Leake relies on the sinker as a power offering, and his velocity has improved incrementally in each of the past two seasons. Jason Hammel gained more velocity than Leake when looking at the one-year comparison, yet his two-year improvement of 0.6 mph is the lowest among the 12 qualifying starters.
Max Scherzer's velocity gained a full click in 2012 after consecutive seasons averaging just under 94 mph, adding fuel to the hype machine about his prospects for dominance in 2013. The Royals may have been encouraged by James Shields' improved velocity at an age (30) when most pitchers are watching their speeds decline, and though his 1.5-mph gain over 2011 may have overstated the case, his 2012 fastball velocity was 0.90 mph faster than his heater in 2010.
The big jump for Alexi Ogando was influenced by his 2011 stint in the starting rotation, sandwiched between seasons in the bullpen where his velocity is expected to rise. Ogando's 2012 velo was still significantly higher than it was in his previous season in the pen, jumping 0.7 mph over his 2010 performance, and the right-hander is a good bet to match or exceed the 96-mph average fastball that he brought to the table during his 2011 season, as he re-enters the Texas rotation in 2013.
The above group of pitchers displayed decent velocity gains when comparing their 2011 and 2012 seasons, but their improvement becomes more impressive when looking at the two-year trends. Each hurler upped his velocity between 0.50 and 0.75 miles per hour in 2012, a continuation of the trend-line that saw each pitcher increase his velo between 0.65 and 1.0 mph from 2010 to 2011. These multi-year patterns are indicative of successful development, reflecting continued improvements in mechanics, timing, and functional fitness. In particular, the Nationals duo of Gonzalez and Zimmermann have honed their mechanics to elite levels over the past couple seasons, with each discovering a new tier of performance in the process.
From a development standpoint, David Price is one of the most fascinating pitchers in the game. Price's professional career started with an exceedingly high floor as well as a vaulted ceiling, as a polished left-hander selected first overall in the 2007 draft. He needed just 144 innings in the bush leagues before making his presence felt in Tampa, and in his four-year major-league career, he has shown consistent improvements with his stuff and his mechanics, the benefits of which are clearly evident in his statistical record. The numbers above reflect his sinker velocities, as he fell just short of the 500 four-seamers required to qualify in 2012, but his four-seam fastball also met the velocity-based requirements: his four-seam average was 96.6 mph in 2012, a mark that was 0.7 mph higher than his 2011 average and 0.6 mph higher than his mean fastball in 2010.
Rick Porcello is another pitcher who relies on the sinker as his power pitch of choice, and his stark velocity jump of 2012 stands tall when compared with his numbers from 2010–11. Porcello's sinker remained static in the 90.7-mph range across those two seasons, but his bowling-ball sinker gained significantly more weight in 2012, sitting comfortably plus at 92.5 mph, which represented a nearly two-mph increase from his previously established velocity. His four-seam fastball has also made considerable gains despite counts that fell below the 500-pitch threshold; in those limited samples his 2012 fastball velocity of 93.5 mph was 2.0 mph higher than 2011 and 1.2 mph higher than 2010. Porcello's combination of youth and experience has fueled breakout projections for 2013, and the right-hander has already laid the groundwork for a major leap forward in performance.
The greatest velocity gain of 2012 belongs to Baltimore youngster Chris Tillman. His 2.9-mph increase was easily the highest among qualifying starters, and though he had established a higher velocity baseline in 2010, Tillman's two-year jump of 1.9 mph was exceeded only by Price's sinker. The velo was not unprecedented for Tillman, who averaged 92.8 mph as a 21-year old in 2009, but his considerable velocity gains help to support his statistical breakout of last season. He has bounced back and forth between Baltimore and Triple-A Norfolk for the past four seasons, starting between 11 and 15 games in the majors each year, but Tillman is poised to spend the entire 2013 campaign in the Oriole rotation.
Pura Vida!
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Several months ago an article focusing solely on Porcello noted that he had abandoned his curveball for a slider cited this as a possible stall in his development as an ace.
Mar 01, 2013 07:10 AM
Porcello is 4/5 guy at best.
Mar 01, 2013 09:54 AM
Well yeah, he's a 4-5 guy in a rotation that has verlander sherzer fister and Sanchez, but as Doug points out in his article above and comments below there's reason for hope he finally meets his potential, I understand your skepticism given that we've been waiting for this every year but c'mpn man its spring , the season of hope, when every team is a contender. Save that cynical stuff for September, when the snow starts flying up there in bay city. :-)
Mar 02, 2013 07:15 AM
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Congratulations on your wedding!
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Mar 01, 2013 10:24 AM
Excellent point, and I probably should have added those numbers in retrospect. Here's the numbers for the big 3 velo gainers:
Mar 01, 2013 14:06 PM
Doug, Thanks so much for posting this. Price's results are fascinating.
Mar 02, 2013 06:59 AM
Is Price losing movement and/or command as he gains velo?
Mar 03, 2013 08:36 AM
Great question, Josh.
Mar 04, 2013 12:13 PM
Looking forward to the release of the Sporer/Thorburn 2013 pitcher review. I pre-ordered and encourage others to do so by clicking on the "Starting Pitcher Guide" link in the 2d paragraph of this article.
Mar 01, 2013 13:34 PM
Great point, as there is not necessarily a straight-line relationship between pitch velocity and performance, and I suspect that players who fall in love with their newfound power can lose sight of the other elements that made them successful.
Mar 01, 2013 14:10 PM
I agree. Very good point. If your fastball velocity increases and consequently you use it more, the effectiveness per fastball may not increase as much as you might expect or it might actually go down. This is true even if you are increasing that percentage by the correct amount. It is all about trying to optimize your mix of pitches, according to game theory.
Mar 01, 2013 19:15 PM
Dead-on, MGL, and your points demonstrate exactly what I mean by Price being such a fascinating case. There is so much more to the story, and your examples drive the point home.
Mar 01, 2013 20:16 PM
"...the velocity of that change up actually went down (while the fastball velocities went up)"
Mar 01, 2013 19:22 PM
Congrats to you and your spouse. What a great place to go to for honeymoon. Costa Ricans are a very warm and friendly group and the country is beautiful....but yeah, best you follow soccer.
Mar 01, 2013 13:59 PM
Costa Rica was incredible. We felt very welcomed by the locals, whose positive approach to life was absolutely infectious, and the wildlife in the rain forest was unforgettable.
Mar 01, 2013 14:14 PM
Davin Brown
Forgive me if this sounds off... but wouldn't Gio's have been from PEDs possibly?
Mar 01, 2013 15:21 PM
There could be something with Zimmermann, though he threw harder in 2012 than he had in 2009 (before the surgery), by a difference of 0.64 mph. The vast majority of pitchers would not be expected to improve velocity 3 years later, even assuming perfect health in the interim.
Mar 01, 2013 16:30 PM
Congrats on the wedding! San Jose is a disgusting unsafe shithole, but the rest of the country is one of the most wonderful places in the world.
Mar 06, 2013 19:13 PM
John Carter
Just wanna say, "really good article & follow-up" plus "congratulations - and the best of good fortune for the two of you".
Mar 08, 2013 08:06 AM
Brady Childs
Interesting to look back at this.
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A. "The Triway into Space Declaration" suggests an alliance among space community factions supporting the moon, Mars or the asteroids as a first next destination for human exploration. All three share a symmetry of requirements from reusable propulsion and habitats to multi use space suits and regenerative life support. Together, they form a chain of destinations with resources and learning experiences for the future development of space. Authors Peter Kokh and Al Anzaldua urge planners to place the International Space Station in a more prominent role in the exploration of all three.
B. "Space merchants and planetary mining," responds to the recent announcement by Planetary Resources of plans to survey and eventually mine Near Earth Asteroids for resources, including water and precious metals. Essayist Ayodele Fayetole suggests efforts by Planetary Resources and Google X-prize contestants to extract resources from the moon may form a new critical mass for the exploration of space . The lure is new industries, wealth and jobs.
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The Mendocino County Superior Court announced last week the election of new Presiding Judge David E. Nelson, who will take office Jan. 1.
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"Judge Henderson has provided strong and steady leadership for our court during difficult financial times," Nelson said. "We are grateful to him."
Judge Nelson will lead the court's nine judicial officers in the supervision of the Superior Court's activities within the two-branch court with its 59 employees.
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Q: When you are teaching in English, why do you use Pali and Hindi words in your chanting and your discourses?
Goenkaji: Well, these words are so pleasant to me. Pali is the language of the Enlightened Person, and Hindi is my mother tongue. They also create a good vibration for the students to meditate in. In the English discourses I am cautious and try to use them as little as possible, but in the Hindi discourses Pali verses are very helpful. They give inspiration, and Pali becomes easy to understand for many Indian students after taking only a few courses.
However, even in the West old students keep telling me, "When you recite a Pali gatha [verse] we feel good vibrations." A new student may not agree with this; he or she might have aversion and think, "What is this chanting? Why is he disturbing me?" But slowly this person will start to understand the benefits.
Last time the ten discourses in English were recorded the Pali gathas were reduced to a minimum and afterwards there were complaints about this. We cannot please everybody, some will remain discontented. We have to serve as best as we can, and you have to serve as best you can as Dhamma servers.


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His avid interest in bioethics and neuroethics led Hassert to the Center for Christian Studies in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he taught a course in neuroscience and ethics while working as a researcher at the University of Virginia. During that time, he began to explore the tension between advances in science and the value of human life. Hassert writes and gives presentations that address ethical issues in biological and behavioral research within the area of neuroethics, which he incorporates into his courses. He is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, the International Neuropsychological Society, the Association for Behavior Analysis International, and the Association for Psychological Science.
Being a faculty member at Trinity provides opportunities for Hassert to maintain a broad perspective on scientific psychology as a whole, rather than being narrowly focused on a single aspect of the discipline. According to Hassert, he finds joy in his profession "because my passion is the teaching of psychology. My goal is to develop the students' knowledge base as well as their critical thinking skills by integrating lecture, discussion, hands-on demonstrations, and multimedia presentations in the classroom to enhance comprehension and retention of the material."
Hassert has realized the satisfaction of knowing that his course content remains with his students long after a class is over. "Often students will speak with me a year after they've taken one of my classes and say something like, 'Now when I read an article in a newspaper or magazine about a psychological study, I always ask the questions you taught in your class.'"
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois, 2000
M.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois, 1998
A.S., Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois, 1995
B.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois, 1994
A.A., Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois, 1993
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Courses Taught
- Advanced General Psychology
- Basic Research Skills
- Behavior Analysis and Therapy
- Behavioral Pharmacology
- Brain and Cognition: Human Neuropsychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Emotion and Motivation
- Introduction to Psychology
- Neuroscience and Behavior
- Statistical Reasoning for Behavioral Sciences
- Psychology of Learning and Memory
Papers Published and/or Presented
Clark, K.B., & Hassert, D.L. (2013). Undecidability and opacity of metacognition in animals and humans. Frontiers in Psychology: Cognition, 4, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00171
Hassert, D.L. (2011). Between mind and brain: Final and efficient causation in relation to neuroplasticity. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 13 (3), 194-208.
Hassert, D.L., Kelly, A.N., Pritchard, J.K., & Cautilli, J.D. (2008). The licensing of behavior analysts: Protecting the profession and the public. Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention, 5 (2), 8-18.
Hassert, D.L. (2007). Neuroethics and the person: Should neurological and cognitive criteria be used to define human value? Ethics and Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics, 23, 47-55.
Hassert, D.L., Miyashita, T., and Williams, C.L. (2004). Alterations in amygdala norepinephrine after vagal stimulation at a memory modulating intensity. Behavioral Neuroscience, 118, 79-88.
Ragozzino, M.E., Kim, J., Hassert, D., Minniti, N., & Kiang, C. (2003). The contribution of the prelimbic-infralimbic areas to different forms of task switching. Behavioral Neuroscience, 117, 1054-1065.
Clark, K.B., Smith, D.C., Hassert, D.L., Browning, R.B., Naritoku, D.K. &Jensen, R.A. (1998). Posttraining electrical stimulation of vagal afferents with concomitant efferent inactivation enhances memory storage processes in the rat. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 70, 364-373.
Abstracts and Presentations
Hassert, D.L. (2009). Between mind and brain: Neuroethics and mental illness. Paper presented at the Sixteenth Annual International Bioethics Conference, Deerfield, Illinois.
Barnes, K., & Hassert, D. (2008). A stimulus generalization approach to religious classification. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL.
Hassert, D.L. (2005). Neuro-cognitive criteria for personhood: Ethical and moral dilemmas presented by physicalist and functionalist perspectives. Paper presented at the Twelfth Annual International Bioethics Conference, Deerfield, Illinois.
Hassert, D.L. (2004). Teaching the brain while minding the organism. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 30.
Hassert, D.L., Montana, M., & Williams, C.L. (2003). Does stimulation of the cervical vagus affect retention for reductions in reward magnitude? Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 29.
Miyashita, T., Hassert, D.L., & Williams C.L. (2002). Alterations in hippocampal norepinephrine after vagal stimulation at a memory modulating intensity. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 28.
Hassert, D.L., Miyashita, T., & Williams, C. L. (2002). Alterations in basolateral amygdala norepinephrine after vagal stimulation at a memory modulating intensity. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 28.
Ragozzino, M.E., Kim, J., Hassert, D., Minniti, N., & Kiang, C. (2002). The contribution of the prelimbic area to behavioral flexibility. Paper presented at the Seventy-fourth Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL.
Hassert, D.L., Smith, D.C., & Jensen, R.A. (2000). Cholinergic receptor antagonism in the medial prefrontal cortex disrupts long-term, but not short-term retrieval of inhibitory avoidance memory. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 26.
Markus, T., Hassert, D.L., & Jensen, R.A. (2000).Reduction of anxiety-related behaviors in rats by electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 26.
Jensen, R. A. Clark, K. B., Smith, D. C., Naritoku, D. K. & Hassert, D. L. (2000, May).Vagus nerve afferent activity and the modulation of memory. Paper presented as part of a workshop: Involvement of the Vagus Nerves and Associated CNS Pathways in Psychiatric Disorders. Society of Biological Psychiatry. Chicago IL.
Hassert, D.L. & Radtke, R.C. (2000). Muscle-tension induced arousal improves explicit, but not implicit, verbal memory. Paper presented at the Seventy-second Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL.
Hassert, D.L., Smith, D.C., Scott, D.K., & Jensen, R.A. (1998). Influence of frontal cortex lesions on the disruption of straight alley extinction performance by taste-aversion conditioning in the rat. Paper presented at the Seventieth Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL.
Hassert, D.L., Clark, K.B., Smith, D.C. & Jensen, R.A. (1998). Lesions of the amygdala attenuate the memory enhancing effects of vagus nerve stimulation. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24.
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- Association for Psychological Science
- International Neuropsychological Society
- Society for Neuroscience
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Thunderbird American Indian Dancers will hold their 38th annual Dance Concert and Pow Wow at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue, from January 25 to February 3, 2013. The troupe's appearances benefit college funds for needy Native American students. The company's Pow-Wows have been presented annually as a two-week event by TNC since 1976, with the box office donated to these funds. There will be dances, stories and traditional music from the Iroquois and Native Peoples of the Northwest Coast, the Southwest, the Plains, and the Arctic regions. Between 15 and 20 dancers will assemble for the event.
Highlights will include Storytelling, a Hoop Dance, a Caribou Dance (from the Inuit people of Alaska), a Buffalo Dance (from the Hopi people), a Grass Dance and Jingle Dress Dance (from the Northern Plains people), a Stomp Dance (from the Southeastern tribes), and a Shawl Dance (from the Oklahoma tribes). In the final section of the program, the audience will be invited to join in the Round Dance, a friendship dance.
After matinees, the cast will remain in the theater to personally meet the children attending and be photographed with them. This component of the show was inspired by the troupe's school residencies.
A Pow-Wow is more than just a spectator event: it is a joyous reunion for native peoples nationwide and an opportunity for the non-Indian community to voyage into the philosophy and beauty of Native culture. Traditionally a gathering and sharing of events, Pow-Wows have come to include spectacular dance competitions, exhibitions, and enjoyment of traditional foods.
Pageantry is an important component of the event, and all participants are elaborately dressed. Most dances are performed in the traditional Circle, which represents a unity of peoples. There is a wealth of cultural information encoded in the movements of each dance. More than ten distinct tribes will be represented in the performance.
Throughout the performance, all elements are explained in depth through detailed introductions by the troupe's Director and Emcee Louis Mofsie (Hopi/Winnebago). An educator, Mofsie plays an important part in the show by his ability to present a comprehensive view of native culture. Native American craft items will be displayed in the TNC lobby.
The Thunderbird American Indian Dancers are the oldest resident Native American dance company in New York. The troupe was founded in 1963 by a group of ten Native American men and women, all New Yorkers, who were descended from Mohawk, Hopi, Winnebago and San Blas tribes. Some were in school at the time; all were "first generation," meaning that their parents had been born on reservations. They founded the troupe to keep alive the traditions, songs and dances they had learned from their parents, and added to their repertoire from other Native Americans living in New York and some who were passing through. Within three or four years, they were traveling throughout the continental U.S., expanding and sharing their repertoire and gleaning new dances on the reservations. (A number of Thunderbird members are winners of Fancy Dance contests held on reservations, where the standard of competition is unmistakably high.) Members of the Thunderbirds range in professions from teachers to hospital patient advocates, tree surgeons and computer engineers.
The Thunderbird-TNC collaboration began in 1975, when Crystal Field directed a play called "The Only Good Indian." For research, Ms. Field lived on a Hopi reservation for three weeks. In preparation for the project, she met Louis Mofsie, and they made plans for a Pow Wow to celebrate the Winter Solstice. The event has continued annually to this day.
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