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How do early childhood education programs meet the challenge of engaging families in their child's early learning and development?
NAEYC's Engaging Diverse Families (EDF) project sought answers to this question. The project's goals were to develop a research-based definition of family engagement, identify exemplary family engagement practices in early childhood programs, and share what was learned with the field of early care and education by assembling a tool kit of materials to help programs more effectively engage families in children's early learning.
Principles of Effective Practice
During an extensive review of the research on family engagement, NAEYC and Pre-K Now found that programs' successful family engagement practices encompass the following six principles:
Note: As we've developed the content related to this project, the six principles of family engagement have evolved to highlight important elements, take out redundancy, and clarify meaning.
Using these six principles as the foundation, NAEYC set out to identify programs that effectively engage the families they serve.
In early 2009, NAEYC invited early childhood education programs across the county to submit a written application. To ensure a high-quality baseline, eligible programs had to be NAEYC-Accredited and/or rated in the highest or second highest levels of a recognized statewide or pilot quality rating and improvement system (QRIS).
Of the 24 programs that submitted complete applications, 17 were selected to participate in phone interviews during June 2009, and 15 finalists moved on to receive a site visit by NAEYC staff. Site visits, which took place from October 2009 to January 2010, were guided by a standard written protocol. The site visit was intended to validate what the program had reported and to gather evidence of its family engagement practices. Each site visit included
The 15 programs NAEYC visited represent a range of program and funding types. Among these were Head Start programs, a lab school, two parent co-ops, a faith-based program, subsidized and private pay programs, one very large program (with 368 children), and a one-room schoolhouse (with 22 children). Each program serves families representing a variety of races, ethnicities and national origins, languages, religions, socioeconomic statuses, and family constellations (for example, single-parent, same-sex parent, blended, adoptive, grandparent-headed, and others). All 15 are NAEYC-Accredited; several also participate in their state's QRIS.
Not surprisingly, the rubric NAEYC developed to evaluate these programs revealed that all 15 programs are of very high quality with a strong commitment to supporting and honoring family engagement. Overall, NAEYC found that these programs have a vision shared by staff and families.
In April 2010, after a careful review of the wealth of materials from each program, NAEYC identified the following 10 programs as exemplary in their family engagement practices:
In addition, five programs were recognized for noteworthy family engagement accomplishments:
NAEYC's 2008–10 efforts were supported by a generous grant from the Picower Foundation. Pre-K Now engaged in a sister project that explored state-level policies to encourage and enhance family engagement as a critical component of high-quality pre-K. An advisory committee jointly convened with Pre-K Now in February 2009 provided initial guidance for the project.
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Men and Women vie at conference championship today
SHAWNEE, Oklahoma -- The Southwestern Assemblies of God University first year Cross Country teams are forty-miles east of Oklahoma City on Saturday. Teams from the Sooner Athletic Conference are slated for 5K or 8K runs to settle the league standings.
Jason Covarrubias, the Head Coach for both teams, is optimistic.
"I believe that if our men run their race and truly compete this weekend, they have a chance to finish right in the middle of the pack," he said on Wednesday.
"Jose Campos (Luling, Tx / Luling HS) has a realistic shot at finishing in the top 15 overall," the coach pointed out. "He just might get into the NAIA National Meet as in individual!"
"Our goal as a program this year was to finish 5th or 6th in one of the most stacked conferences in the NAIA."
The energetic Covarrubias went on. "We are looking to gain some experience as a cohesive program, and that starts with me."
"This will be my first conference championship to coach. While coaching at Arlington Baptist College, we were not in a conference. So... we get to see what this is all about!"
Here is a list of the SAGU runner's report card heading into the conference meet:
LIONS: (Location of meet, race time (finish)
JOSE CAMPOS (Luling, Tx / Luling HS) - McMurry 27:44 (1st), OBU 27:41 (1st), Southwestern 26:38 (1st)
BJ HILLHOUSE (Brookshire, Tx / Royal HS) - McMurry 28:44 (2nd), OBU 27:51 (2nd), Southwestern 27:12 (2nd)
BRAD BEIMLER (Waxahachie, Tx / Waxahachie HS) - McMurry Did Not Compete OBU 28:06 (3rd ), Southwestern 27:28 (3rd)
JUAN RUBIO (Rockdale, Tx / Rockdale HS) - McMurry 28:14 (3rd), OBU 28:50 (4th), Southwestern 28:08 (4th)
CHRISTIAN YGLECIAS (Cameron, Tx / C.H. Yoe HS) - McMurry 29:17 (4th), OBU 30:01 (6th), Southwestern 29:33 (5th)
NATE GONZALES (Dilley, Tx / Dilley HS) ) )) - McMurry 30:33 (5th), OBU 29:52 (5th), Southwestern Did Not Compete
LUKE FLATTERY (Springfield, Mo / Central HS) - McMurry 31:19 (6th), OBU 31:57 (7th), Southwestern 30:32 (6th)
KRISTEN HERRINGTON (Lufkin, Tx / Hudson HS) - McMurry 21:26 (1st ), OBU 23:38 (3rd), Southwestern 21:17 (1st)
DESTINY GARZA (Aldine, Tx / MacArthur HS ) - McMurry 22:12(2nd ), OBU 22:07 (2nd), Southwestern 21:27 (2nd)
JULIE ALVAREZ (Carrollton, Tx / Creekview HS) - McMurry 25:17 (3rd), OBU 25:45 (4th), Southwestern 25:06 (3rd)
EMILY BALL (Macdoel, Cal / Butte Valley HS) - McMurry Did Not Compete OBU 25:49 (5th), Southwestern 25:59 (4th)
ABIGAIL HARTMAN (Red Oak, Tx / Red Oak HS) - McMurry Did Not Compete, OBU 30:40 (6th), Southwestern 27:37 (5th)
CHAYIMEL ROLAN (Artesia, NMex / Artesia HS) )))) - McMurry Did Not Compete, OBU Did Not Compete, Southwestern Did Not Compete
Both teams have qualified for the National Christian College Athletic Association's 40th Nationals, which will be held near Dayton, Ohio on Saturday, November 16.
Contact: Mark "Link" Warde, SAGU Sports Information Director, at firstname.lastname@example.com or at 469-658-2847.


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they tell such stories about the way people thought and how that has developed, changed and even remains the same over time. here are 4 images i found in a book in the trash the other night. the book was a horribly racist book on India by Stoddard. I was particularly shocked by the title in the fourth image: 'Asking for more.' more of WHAT? Nothing? the images in this book are really beautifully done though - very much from the aesthetic movement.
i collect old books and magazines about art, architecture, gardening geography, design, and science. i particularly like ones w/ great or interesting illustrations.


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SCOTTS VALLEY -- Michael Bethune's life -- at least as he knew it -- was cut short 18 years ago, when he was just 22 years old.
In the fall of 1994, a car accident left him with such severe brain damage that his family was told he would never again speak, write or understand language.
Three months later, Michelle Dunniway, then 19, also suffered brain damage in an auto accident, leaving her with incapacitating physical and cognitive disabilities, robbing her of the ability to walk or even speak.
Those life-changing events are what brought together their mothers, Jody Cramer and Crystal Dunniway, and served as the catalyst for them to found the Assisted Living Project. The nonprofit owns and operates Glenwood House, a private residence in Scotts Valley that serves as an alternative to nursing homes for traumatic brain injury survivors.
Several months ago, dozens of volunteers descended on the home, painting the exterior from drab gray to cheerful blue-green, repairing a set of rotted steps, and laying the groundwork for an area that eventually will house a gazebo. But Glenwood House needs more work, especially funds to pay for a new garage door and washer and dryer.
But a more pressing concern is replacing a bathroom floor that was badly damaged from a long-running but undetected water leak. Jody Cramer, Bethune's mother, and Crystal Dunniway, Michelle's mother, estimate it will cost up to $10,000, and say the insurance company has denied their claim.
"They say it's the result of poor maintenance," Cramer said.
But the leak was hidden, and they only discovered the problem two months ago, when a resident's wheelchair struck the doorway leading into the bathroom, revealing a large, gaping hole in the frame.
That doorway -- along with those in the rest of the house, and the hallways -- has been widened to accommodate wheelchairs, and the bathrooms include extra-large showers and other handicapped-accessible features. And because TBI survivors almost universally suffer from overstimulation, each of the five residents has an individual room, unlike a typical long-term care facility. They pay $700 a month for room and board, covering about half the cost of operating and maintaining the home each year. The rest comes from private donations and money raised through fundraisers.
In the 20 years since the accident, Bethune has at least partially relearned the skills the doctors believed were forever lost. But he can't remember how to walk, so he uses a wheelchair, and his speech is slurred and hard to understand. Ask him if he's ever been to China and he'll say yes, even though he hasn't -- not because he's lying, but because he simply doesn't remember, Cramer said.
But he takes joy in the simple things -- like having his own room. It resembles a teenager's, with posters of dinosaurs, framed drawings and maps covering the walls, and a large cork board covered with pictures of smiling family and friends.
Dunniway is still not able to speak or walk, receives food through a tube inserted near her navel, and mostly stays in her bedroom. Running along the ceiling is a metal track with a triangle-shaped lift, which she uses to pull herself out of bed. Once in her wheelchair, she can be pushed around the house, or out on the back deck to enjoy the landscaped garden and soak in the last rays of late afternoon sunshine.
Pictures of residents and "house parents," both current and past, hang in a hallway of the labyrinthine, seven-bedroom house. Those former residents have moved on to new living situations, either on their own or with family members, and many continue to stay in touch.
"This isn't considered transitional housing," Cramer said, gazing up at the pictures, "but things happen."
Of the five residents, Bethune and Dunniway have lived there the longest. The home not only allows them to live more independently, but because the residents share many of the same traits, they tend to be more forgiving of each other's quirks and bond more easily.
"They would never have been friends before this," Dunniway said, watching out the window as two of the other residents slowly meandered, side by side, along the deck.
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WHAT: Private nonprofit founded in 1996, soon after two traumatic brain injury survivors moved into 'Mission House,' a rented home in Santa Cruz.
WHEN: In 1999, ALP purchased Glenwood House on Glenwood Drive in Scotts Valley.
DESCRIPTION: Five residents and two adult caregivers, or 'house parents,' live in the seven-bedroom house.
FUNDING: Comes from a combination of rent and donations.
NEEDS: Replacing a bathroom floor, purchasing a washer and dryer, and replacing the garage door.
DETAILS: www.assistedlivingproject.org.
TO HELP: To make a donation, call 831-338-9473 or send a check to Assisted Living Project, P.O. Box 443, Mount Hermon, CA 95041.


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Ñāṇa wrote:PeterB wrote:" Interbeing" is a concept found frequently on Buddhist forae.
I am interested to know if it is derived from, or can be equated to, any formulation found within the Classical Theravada schema.
I don't think that interbeing is a very common expression beyond TNH. Nevertheless, it's not uncommon to find pratītyasamutpāda (paticcasamuppāda) translated as "interdependent origination" etc., which is not the most accurate translation. Anyway, there is really no Pāli source for interbeing, as it is based on Chinese Huayan sources which were developments from the Avataṃsaka Sūtra.
All the best,
What is "physicalism" and why is it a misconception?
I am interested in whether in the view of those who have a depth knowledge of the Pali TNH's development can be extrapolated in a logical way that accords with the Classical view.
PeterB wrote:Thanks Geoff, do you want to say a few words more about those developments ?
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I think it dilutes a radical aspect of the Buddhas teaching.
But I am also aware that because TNH's style does nothing for me that I might be missing something.
Hence my asking what the pedigree of this concept is when viewed from a Classical Theravada pov.
PeterB wrote:So at what point Geoff did this rather beautiful metaphor start to be seen as a concrete reality ?
PeterB wrote:Thanks for the link Chris, That thread as I read it comes from a different angle i.e, A Mahayanist looking for commonality, I was rather interested in any support for the idea of Interbeing from the POV of the Canon.
PeterB wrote:Ok its not subtle guys. I suspect that the "Interbeing" concept is an innovation that has no pedigree within the teachings of the Buddha.
I think it was invented. No doubt its inventor had good intentions, but we know what is paved with good intentions dont we.
I think it has actually become a barrier to understanding D.O.
I would like those with more knowledge of the Pali Canon than me to show me whether my thoughts on the matter are in accord with theirs.
And to show mw me either way from the Classical theravadin POV.
PeterB wrote:
I think it dilutes a radical aspect of the Buddhas teaching.
retrofuturist wrote:The main difference is that in Classical Theravada, dependent origination applies only to a single life-continuum. Interbeing is a bit more like the butterfly effect - therefore, vastly different.
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Chippenham acupuncturist Gisela Norman, who has treated people in the war-stricken Gaza Strip, is going to Burma to help people in need.
Ms Norman, 54, has been accepted as a volunteer to work on a charity-led project in January.
She will be one of four acupuncturists teaching and practising in Watchet Hospital and at a nearby village in Gadaw, an important centre for Burmese Buddhism, near Mandalay. She will live in a monastery during her time there.
The hospital has basic facilities and health spending in Burma in 2010 was two per cent of GDP, according to the World Health Organisation – the lowest percentage in the world.
Ms Norman, who lives in Chippenham and practices at Chippenham Natural Therapy Centre in Lodge Road and at clinics in Bristol and Cirencester, said: "On previous trips the team worked in two hospital rooms given over to acupuncture, with about 12 beds in each.
"They then worked in a local village. As there were no beds, patients were treated on raised platforms in the monks' dormitory or outside. On the first day some 100 people were treated, which rose to 500 on the last day."
Ms Norman, an acupuncturist for 26 years and a member of the British Acupuncture Council, has been to the Gaza Strip twice as a volunteer.
She said: "It's one of the most remarkable things to do – to give without expecting anything in return. To work with people who have been living in war zones and the support you get from them is fantastic. It touches your heart.
"You will never see life the same way again. The generosity and resilience of people, who believe their country has been forgotten, is a life-changing experience. To be able to teach is leaving a legacy to that country."
Ms Norman, who also teaches at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, is going to Burma for two-and-a-half weeks and must raise £2,000 to pay for all expenses.
There are collection boxes for donations at the health clinics where Ms Norman works and a PayPal link on her website http://gisela-norman.co.uk/Clinics.htm


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|Myasthenia Gravis Thymoma
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|Observational Model: Case-Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|August 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2018
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Myasthenia gravis with thymoma
Myasthenia gravis with thymoma
Myasthenia gravis without thymoma
Myasthenia gravis without thymoma
Thymoma without Myasthenia gravis
Thymoma without Myasthenia gravis
cardiac, or thyroid surgery
cardiac, or thyroid surgery
Detailed Description:
On one hand we want to perform a detailed analysis of the T-cells generated in thymomas in terms of their functional capacity and their specificity. We will analyse blood and thymoma tissue of patients with myasthenia gravis with thymona, patients with myasthenia gravis without thymona, and patients with thymona without myasthenia gravis.
Hypothesis: The T-cells which are generated in the thymoma in thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis can be differentiated from T-cells which are generated in normal thymoma tissue with regard to functionality and T-cell receptor specificity. This non-physiological T-cell maturation might be the cause for the formation of auto-antibodies.
On the other hand we want to examine the effects of thymectomy on the immune system in the context of myasthenia gravis. We will analyse blood and thymoma tissue of patients with myasthenia gravis with thymona, patients with myasthenia gravis without thymona, patients with thymona without myasthenia gravis and patients with cardiac, or thyroid surgery.
- Thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis leads to a reduced number of auto-reactive, e.g. Acetylcholine receptor (ACh-R)-specific T cells. In contrast, T-cells with other specifities, for example against CMV or tetanus, are not affected.
- The non-physiological export of thymocytes from thymomas leads to a significant shift in leukocyte populations in peripheral blood.
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with compelling indications for thymectomy due to thymoma (with or without myasthenia gravis), Or
- Patients with elective indication for thymectomy due to thymoma without myasthenia gravis
- Patients with indication for a heart or thyroid surgery, in which for op-technical reasons, a (partial) resection of the thymus is performed.
- Signed informed consent form
- Age > 17 Years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other immunological diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01102192
|Charite University (Dept of Neurology & NeuroCure Clinical Research Center NCRC)
|Berlin, Germany, 10117
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|Andreas Meisel, MD
|Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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|Andreas Meisel, Prof. Dr., Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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|NCT01102192 History of Changes
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Thymus in myasthenia gravis
|Study First Received:
|April 12, 2010
|Last Updated:
|June 29, 2017
Keywords provided by Andreas Meisel, Charite University, Berlin, Germany:
Myasthenia gravis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Myasthenia Gravis
Thymus Neoplasms
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Junction Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lymphatic Diseases
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Blackhawks stun Bruins, 6-5, in overtime
At 9:51 of overtime Wednesday night, Brent Seabrook sent a half-slapper through traffic that beat Tuukka Rask far side, giving the Blackhawks a 6-5 win. The Stanley Cup Final is tied at 2-2.
Game 5 is Saturday night at the United Center in Chicago. The Blackhawks have home-ice advantage again.
The Bruins and Blackhawks traded goals throughout 60 minutes to send the game into OT at 5-5. It was the third time they went to overtime in four games.
The Bruins, down, 4-3, to start the third, evened the score at 2:05 when Patrice Bergeron scored his second goal of the night.
Chicago pulled ahead when Patrick Sharp scored on the power play at 11:19. But 55 seconds later, Johnny Boychuk smoked a rocket glove side on Corey Crawford to make it 5-5.
The second period featured an offensive breakout from both clubs. At 6:33, Jonathan Toews tipped a Michael Rozsival blast past Rask to snap a 1-1 tie. It was Toews's first goal of the series.
The Blackhawks pulled ahead by two goals at 8:41. The Bruins were caught scrambling. Rask stopped Bryan Bickell's shot, but couldn't reposition himself to dive in front of Patrick Kane's follow-up. It was Kane's first goal in four games. Coach Claude Julien called his timeout after Kane's goal.
The Bruins started their rally at 14:43. Crawford got a piece of Zdeno Chara's point shot. The rebound went to Milan Lucic, who was stationed in front. Lucic slammed the puck home to make it 3-2.
But the Blackhawks answered within 49 seconds. Marcus Kruger and Michael Frolik broke out for a two-on-one against Chara. Rask stopped Kruger's backhand shot with his left pad, but Kruger followed the rebound and tucked the puck in to give Chicago a 4-2 lead.
The Bruins took advantage of a fortunate bounce to make it 4-3. On the power play, Chara ripped a shot over the net. The puck thudded off the glass, bounced off the top of the net, and tumbled into the crease. Before Crawford knew what happened, Bergeron knocked in the puck at 17:22.


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Le Citizen Hotel and Gabi Bolton are happy to announce a pop-up store during the Maison & Objet fair featuring new Gabi Bolton cushions and wallpaper from September 7th - September 11th, 2012.
After the success of her first map wallpaper "The Soho Papers", English designer Gabi Bolton is hopping across the Channel to Paris to collaborate with Sophie Berdah and Le Citizen Hotel, to create an installation and pop-up shop. Gabi's "Parisien Papers" wallpaper will be pasted onto various walls throughout the boutique hotel and her new cushions inspired by the French captial and saturated with vivid sumptuous colour, will be strewn onto any available bench, sofa, chair and bed!
A francophile from an early age, Gabi is now exploring her passion for Paris with her latest wallpaper collection. Loosely based on an 1814 map of the city, she has re-orientated, adjusted and edited the city to create a print that has the Seine, its banks and bridges at its heart. An area that is imprinted on her memory,one that she endlessly explored as a teenager.She was constantly disoriented by the river, unsure of whether she was on the right or left bank as she wandered about. While this is not a reliable or accurate plan of Paris, it's Gabi's personal homage.
About Original Little Bird: Gabi Bolton started her company Original Little Bird in 2008 and sells beautiful original wallpaper and fabrics. With designs for wallpaper and cloth based on maps, landscapes, animals and panels that depict an unconventional utopia, the diversity of her prints reflects her restless and enquiring mind. It is a growing interest in the patterns that define cultures, representations of people, places and history through documents, photographs and travel that is the basis for Gabi's individual style. www.originallittlebird.co.uk


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ROSEVILLE, Mich. - A Roseville man who was at the center of an Amber Alert Monday has been arraigned on several charges including drug possession and failing to comply with the sex offender registry.
--Trevor and Gavin Kitchen
37-year-old Marland Sullivan was arraigned on charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine, maintaining a drug house and failure to comply with sex offender registry.
Amber Alert issued Monday
Trevor Kitchen, 4, and his brother Gavin Kitchen, 5, were seen Monday afternoon leaving Trevor's school with Sullivan, who is a registered sex offender in Michigan. The boys were found safe Monday night after police had issued a short-lived Amber Alert, fearing the young brothers were in danger.
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There was no complaint of assault or abuse at the time. Sullivan was taken into custody at that time on a warrant from another jurisdiction and investigation into the incident involving the missing children.
The incident was investigated by Roseville Police Department officers and detectives with the assistance of the FBI joint task force SEMCAC (Southeastern Michigan Crimes against Children)
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FunkyWatch: September's Most Depressing 'Funky Winkerbean' And 'Crankshaft' Strips
Over the past 40 years, Tom Batiuk's Funky Winkerbean has transitioned from a gag-a-day comic strip about a high school to an ongoing chronicle of pure, abject misery. Thanks to the ongoing commentary on Josh Fruhlinger's Comics Curmudgeon, I am now completely obsessed with it, which is why I spend a little time every month rounding up its finest examples of crushing despair.
Usually, Tom Batiuk prefers to highlight the more existential problems of the human condition like depression, alcoholism or being Les More, but September brought an interesting new twist: Physical violence! Yes, between the multiple concussions from football injuries, an actual attempt at vehicular manslaughter and the physical consequences of attempting to care about another human being, things get pretty rough for the Funkyverse this month, even by the usual standards. Needless to say, I am thoroughly delighted by this turn of events.


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Pilots Cautioned to Stay Clear of Eagle Nests
AUSTIN – Ultralight aircraft pilots have been soaring too close to an America bald eagle nest on the Llano River between Burnet and Llano, according to Game Warden Kevin Webb.
"One pilot spotted by bird watchers has already paid a $565 fine including court costs for disturbing the nest of a non-game bird," Webb said. "And we're actively investigating another case where a witness got a photograph of an ultralight flying way too close to the nest."
A popular eagle viewing site, the nest is at the top of a giant pecan tree 8 miles east of Llano on State Highway 29, about 80 yards off the right of way. The nest currently contains two adult eagles and one eaglet, the warden said.
Webb said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's guideline is that no aircraft should operate within 1000 feet horizontally or vertically of an eagle's nest.
"But that's just a guideline, not a law," he said. "However, we do have a state law against disturbing the eggs, nest or young of a non-game bird. That's a class C misdemeanor, and in some cases, it can be a Class A misdemeanor."
The warden said he believes ultralight pilots are flying within a few hundred feet of the nest to get photographs of its occupants.
"We don't think they are deliberately trying to harass these threatened birds, but that's what happens when they fly too close to a nest. There's a real danger to that eaglet especially."
Anyone who sees an aircraft flying close to the nest should contact the Llano County Sheriff's Office at 325-247-5767 or the Operation Game Thief hotline, 800-792-GAME (4263) and try to photograph it if they can so charges could be filed against the pilot.
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Has Apple Lost Its Cool to Samsung?
Samsung Electronics Co. is succeeding where other technology companies have tried and failed: closing the coolness gap with Apple Inc.
The deep-pocketed Korean company has used a combination of engineering prowess, manufacturing heft and marketing savvy to create smartphones that can rival the iPhone in both sales and appeal.
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Madadian AssassinScience brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
In Madadia, a rather strange and misguided assassin, from his hidden position, uses a high-powered rifle to shoot someone in the foot from 50 feet away. The bullet travels at 1300 feet per second. Both the person being shot at and the assassin are at sea level. What will be the first evidence to the person of the attack?
AnswerAlthough being a mixed-up assassin, the body does state that he hid himself well and you did not see the actual flash of the gun (and for some reason was aiming for your foot). The speed of sound is approximately 1129 feet per second at sea level. The sound will reach the target's ears in .044 seconds. The bullet will hit his foot in .038 seconds. So much for dodging the bullet on this one. But I asked which would be the first evidence to the person of the attack
- and that would be the sound, because once the bullet hits his foot, the pain impulse must travel the myelinated A-fibers to his brain at 330 feet per second. Assuming he is at least five feet tall, that's an extra .015 seconds onto the trip.
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Secret UFO files released
It is probably the closest Australia has come to scrambling fighter jets to intercept a UFO.
Documents that have just become available under the 30-year rule at the National Archives of Australia reveal how two RAAF Mirage jets were placed on the second highest level of alert to determine the cause of unidentified radar contacts seen on screens at Mascot.
The "X Files" viewed in Canberra also give details of other unexplained sightings, some of which are supported by witness statements to police.
Mysterious … a colour-enhanced photo of a UFO seen from Bendigo. One caller dismissed it as a rock band's laser show. Photo: National Archives of Australia
In the Sydney alert, the papers stamped "restricted" tell how operation "Close Encounter" was launched by No.3 Control and Reporting Unit at RAAF Base Williamtown near Newcastle on June 30, 1983, after the phenomenon was first noticed earlier in the month.
Senior air controllers at Mascot said the contacts were mostly located between 70 and 150 nautical miles north of Sydney at "alleged speeds of 1100-6500 km/h that suggested high altitude".
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Wood, Fernandez to reprise duel Tuesday
Two extra rest days for young starters lines them up for rematch
ATLANTA -- The Braves and Marlins have decided to give Alex Wood and Jose Fernandez a couple extra days of rest coming off the impressive pitchers' duel the two young hurlers waged at Turner Field on Tuesday night. Consequently, Wood and Fernandez are currently slated to oppose each other again on Tuesday in Miami.
Wood could have returned to the mound to start Sunday afternoon's series finale against the Reds on regular rest. But the Braves have instead opted to send him into Tuesday's matchup with two extra days.
With Wood in his second professional season, the Braves are aiming to limit him at somewhere between 170-180 innings this year. Thus, this will likely not be the last time they attempt to take advantage of an opportunity to give him a couple extra days of rest. By doing so a few times over the course of the season, they will reduce his potential workload.
Just two years removed from his days at the University of Georgia, Wood has already totaled 35 innings through his first five starts. This puts him on pace to total more than 200 innings if he makes just 30 starts.
As Wood has posted a 1.54 ERA thus far this season, thoughts of him spending some time in the bullpen to minimize his workload have evaporated. He notched a career-high 11 strikeouts over eight innings in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Marlins and Fernandez, who matched his own career high with 14 strikeouts.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Tuesday's game marked the first time opposing pitchers 24 or younger each struck out more than 10 batters since 1901.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Flower Wine Stem Charms, $13 at World Market
This crystal-looking goblet is actually made of acrylic using a special technique in Italy, which lucky for you means it can be thrown in a picnic basket without breaking. Cheers!
Acrylic Victoria & Albert Violet Footed Coupe, $21 at Jung Lee
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Boeing Integrated Defense Systems has adopted a five-pronged strategy to drive forward through the current downturn, and to continue its growth from an estimated $33- to $34 billion revenues for 2009 in an era of increased focus on costs.
While the U.S. Department of Defense has a 2-percent compound budget growth over the coming years, manpower costs are expected to rise by 6 percent, further squeezing the acquisition budget. As part of its strategy, IDS continues to look at reducing acquisition and operating costs to maintain the attractiveness of its products to the customer.
Another element of the strategy has been to divest elements of the business that are perceived to not fit the portfolio, but IDS also maintains a strong desire to invest.
"We looked at previous downturns and saw that the companies that did not invest did not survive," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing IDS. "We want to invest in technologies, not programs," he stated.
One area Albaugh sees as being under-funded in terms of technology development is the rotary-wing world. "When they were flying Hueys and Cobras in Vietnam, they were already working on the Apache," he observed, "but that kind of work isn't going on today."
A significant part of Boeing IDS work is classified, around 10 percent of the business. The company is involved in many key areas, including future combat aircraft.
Albaugh expects the definition stage of the Next-Generation Bomber to be reached in a year or so, but in the meantime the company has launched its Phantom Ray UCAV prototype. Building on work performed on the X-45C, the Phantom Ray will be used to explore the use of UCAVs in the attack and electronic attack fields. It could also be "grown" for bomber technology research. First flight is scheduled for around the turn of the year.
UAS Division
A new Unmanned Air Systems division was formally created by Boeing yesterday. It brings together all the current unmanned work being undertaken throughout IDS, except the Phantom Ray.
Although Boeing is seeking an "acceleration of adjacencies" by acquisitions of small companies that can be vertically integrated into the overall structure. Recent purchases have included InSitu, adding the Scan Eagle and Integrator UAVs to the IDS portfolio, while Boeing had earlier acquired Frontier Systems and its A160 Hummingbird rotary-wing UAV. Further UAS work is being undertaken on the HALE and Ultra HALE designs.
Other acquisitions have been made to strengthen the C4ISR, intel and security/cyber business, which currently accounts for an annual $1.5 billion.
RavenWing, DRT and Kestrel have recently been bought, and on Friday IDS completed the acquisition of eXMeritus.
Boeing has also been buying in the logistics arena, and has grown its services business by a factor of two in the last five years. As well as establishing joint ventures such as Alsalam in Saudi Arabia, Boeing is picking up contracts–such as the U.S. Air Force A-10 support and integration contract it picked up last week–to support systems made by other companies.
Existing Programs and International Prospects
Continued development of existing products has not been ignored either, with the recently announced F-15SE Silent Eagle and ongoing Chinook development. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, of which 390 have been delivered to date, remains an important program to IDS.
The U.S. Navy is facing a predicted shortfall of 243 aircraft, and that figure is predicated on the funding of a "legacy" Hornet service-life extension program and no further delays to the introduction of the F-35. Albaugh said the signs are good for another multi-year Super Hornet procurement contract beginning in the 2010 budget, especially now that unit cost has shrunk to around $53 million.
Without doubt, the biggest prize on offer is the U.S. Air Force's Tanker Replacement Program, shortly to enter its third round of bidding. Albaugh expects a draft RFP to be issued in the summer. "We don't know what's in it," he said, "but we expect fewer requirements and a well-defined selection process." Unsure of whether the Air Force will slant its requirements toward fuel offload capability or operational flexibility, IDS is currently working on 767- and 777-based proposals. Both currently come under the umbrella of what the company calls the KC-7A7 program.
Meanwhile, the Boeing 747-based YAL-1A ABL (airborne laser) program is advancing toward a first intercept trial this fall, despite modest funding. Albaugh predicts "renewed interest" if the trial is successful.
The last key area of the IDS strategy is to grow its international business. This has already expanded from 5 percent of the group's business to 16 percent. In Asia the primary driver is India, which has selected the P-8 maritime patroller. Other existing customers, such as Australia, Japan and Singapore, remain steady markets.
Boeing: we can do unmannned better
Discussing the decision to create an Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) division, Boeing's head of military aircraft, Chris Chadwick, criticized the reliability of current systems. That derives partly from the experimental and fast-track way that they have been developed, said Chadwick. But, he asserted, Boeing "can also be a fast innovator. We can produce 80-percent solutions that are more reliable at lower cost." The UAS market is still immature, wide open and evolving dramatically, he added.
Boeing seems to have learned a lot from its partnership and subsequent purchase of InSitu. He noted that the company's Scan Eagle is still the only UAS to fly routinely from ships, and is operated on a fee-for-service basis. "You have to take a different approach. Pixels-by-the-hour is a new business model that we want to expand," Chadwick said. He added that Boeing is on the lookout for further such acquisitions.


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Hoops For Humanity Spring Fundraiser 2013
Hoops For Humanity
Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Stay Fit & Beat Hunger
Join us for a fun filled afternoon of basketball challenges and contests.
1:00pm- event starts, all courts open for play.
1:30pm- Introduction of Hoops For Humanity. DJ contests
2:00pm- DJ contests.
2:30pm- Final contest of 3 on 3, Knockout & 3 point.
3:30pm- Prize Awarded.
4:00pm- Event Ends.
Proceeds benefit Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
Event sponsored by Town of Danville and partnered by Danville Youth Council.
The event will include:
Skills challenge
3 on 3 Game
3 Point Contest
Win great Prizes and Giveaways
Silent Auction of:
- Golden State Warriors rising star,Harrison Barnes autographed mini-basketball
- One Year Membership of Crunch Fitnes
Sports Memorabilia by Signature Kings
Great food and Bake Sale:
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Cupcakes by Ana's Creative Baking
Cookies by Primrose Bakery
Cupcakes by Oven Lovin
DeeJay Pros
Rhoda Draws A Crowd
Hall Of Fame $200
(gets 4 admission tickets, online mention, logo on t-shirt, onsite signage, shout outs)
Anas Creative Baking
Deejay Pros
Bay Area Wedding Fairs
CVS Pharmacy
Crunch Fitness
Olympic Orthodontics
MVP Sponsor $100
( gets 2 admission ticket, online mention, logo on t-shirt)
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Drift Away Travel
Umigo Indoor Kart Racing
Bagel Street Cafe
Citibank Danville
Mario Joaquin
Rookie Sponsors $25
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Jordan Tam
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PDT)
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David West Extension and a healthy Granger
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- A healthy Danny
- Some trades to improve the bench
- Roy getting out of his shooting slump
All those happen and I predict we finish top 4 in the East
- Roy getting out of his shooting slump
- Roy getting out of his shooting slump
- Roy getting out of his shooting slump
If games are won and lost on a calculator and piece of paper, then why do we bother to play them?
this. hope we are not asking for too much.
Run for Jeff Pendergraph
He is my nephew and I would like to see him get a shot now that he is healthy.
I want to see Roy taking it strong to the hoop as often as he shoots the hook. Use that big body!
Danny at 100%, Roy back to last season Roy, and a big December 15th trade for a scorer/playmaker off of the bench.
Hibbert justifying his contract...
"Josh Smith Re-building the city of Detroit one brick at a time"Originally Posted by Piston Prince
For my man Hibbs to get his shot back....
oh and one of these....
"They want to be famous. We want to be champions. They want to be rappers and backup dancers. We want to play football." - T.J. Ward, Denver Broncos
This is a great wish as it comes from a genuine place. I hope he makes the best of his opportunities.
Wait..... Is there some special trade date on December 15th or do people just want a trade by then?
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Benjamin Street to Be Closed Temporarily
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
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Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director of Public Affairs
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March 5, 2007
Benjamin Street to Be Closed Temporarily
(Note to editor: Detour for Benjamin Street map of the affected area with the detour route is available in PDF format.)
A portion of Benjamin Street between Balls Hill Road and Lawton Street will be closed to through traffic for approximately three months beginning on March 14 for the installation of a sanitary sewer main. This installation is part of the River Oaks Sanitary Sewer Extension and Improvement Project. A map of the affected area is attached.
Due to the location of the proposed sewer main, the location of existing utility lines and the depth of the sanitary sewer main necessary to maintain gravity flow, this work cannot be completed if the street is open to traffic. Traffic will be detoured along Arbor Lane.
A letter of notification has been sent to the community and variable message board signs will be placed on site to notify motorists of the road closure dates.
For more information, call Terrence Steele in the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services at 703-324-5815, TTY 711.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.


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National Book Critics Circle Reading 2013
Every year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in the categories of Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism. On the first night, this year's finalists read from their work. On the second night, the winners are announced at the awards ceremony.Hosted by the School of Writing.
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SUNBURY, Pa. — Weis Markets reported a 1.2% increase in net income to $17.2 million for its third quarter thanks to disciplined promotions, increased store-level productivity and improved efficiency. Earnings per share increased 1.6% to 64 cents per share compared with the same period in 2011.
For the period, the company's sales decreased 1.5% to $668.4 million while comparable stores decreased 1.7%. Weis attributed its sales results to an unfavorable year over year comparison. In September 2011, a majority of its stores located in Pennsylvania and New York counties were impacted by flooding due to Hurricanes Irene and Lee, resulting in emergency sales surges throughout these areas.
Compared to the same period in 2011, the company's third quarter sales were also impacted by a $4.5 million decline in pharmacy sales due to the conversion of brand drugs to generic. As part of its strategy to offset this decline, the company has expanded its immunization programs.
Weis said its sales were also impacted by cautious consumer spending due to high unemployment in Northeastern Pennsylvania, New York's Southern Tier and parts of Central Pennsylvania along with higher gas prices throughout its five state market area.


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Efficacy of Patient Centred Information for Vascular Disease
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|Vascular Disease
|Other: Verbal and written information Other: Verbal and electronic information
|Phase 2
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
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|Efficacy of Patient Centred Information for Vascular Disease
- Overall improvement in knowledge in a group of patients with vascular disease following the provision of information through verbal, written or electronically based sources. [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]Patients will be randomised to receive either verbal and written information or verbal and electronically based information on their disease specific condition. Knowledge will be assessed through the use of a multi choice questionnaire at baseline prior to the provision of information on their condition and again at follow up 6 weeks later.
- Effectiveness of providing electronically based information to the vascular patient population [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]
At follow patients will be asked to complete a questionnaire detailing their use of the information provided.
The following measures will be recorded:
Did you access the website address provided Y/N
If Yes, How many times did you access the website (Specify) ____________________
Did you find the website useful or informative Yes/No/Somewhat
Did you read the information leaflet provided Y/N
If Yes, How many times did you read the leaflet (Specify) ______________________
Did you find the leaflet useful or informative Yes/No/Somewhat
|Study Start Date:
|May 2013
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Verbal and written infomation
Verbal and written information:Patients will receive both verbal information and written patient information leaflets
Other: Verbal and written information
Patients will receive verbal information supplied by the attending doctor and also written information in the form of patient information leaflets
Experimental: Verbal and electronic information
Patient will receive both verbal information and a web address to access patient information electronically
Other: Verbal and electronic information
Patients will receive verbal information by the attending doctor and also be provided with a web address to access electronic patient information.
Detailed Description:
Hospitals and health care institutions attempt to provide information to patients through a variety of media including; written information, web-site based information and more recently through the use of smart phone based applications. Such educational campaigns have financial implications for hospitals and institutions.
The level of knowledge among patients with vascular disease of their pathology and its associated risk factors has been shown to be poor (Lovell et al 2009, Hirsch et al 2007). The optimum tool with which to provide information to patients with vascular disease has not been determined to date.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Newly diagnosed abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease or varicose veins
- Capacity to and willingness to consent to participation in the study
- Adult patients
- In-patient or out-patient status
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previously diagnosed with vascular disease
- Limited capacity or unwilling to consent
- Information already provided by hospital doctor
- Cognitive/intellectual impairment/acquired brain injury/visual impairment
- Qualified medical professionals
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01804972
|MidWestern Regional Hospital
|Limerick, Ireland, 000
|Principal Investigator:
|Stewart R Walsh
|HSE and University of Limerick
|Responsible Party:
|Professor Stewart Walsh, Mid Western Regional Hospital, Ireland
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01804972 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|March 4, 2013
|Last Updated:
|March 24, 2014
Keywords provided by Professor Stewart Walsh, Mid Western Regional Hospital, Ireland:
Patient information
Vascular disease
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Varicose veins
Web based information
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
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- eBay is offering listings today only for $.10. Remember, most sex toys are machine-washable. [via Slickdeals]
- Daily surprise overstocker Woot is selling their own Tuscan-style red wine, the Rinfrescante. In half-cases of six, it's $11 a bottle, far beyond the price of modern four-dollars?-fuck-it table wines. The spirit is right on—now work on the price.
- Best Buy continues its sale on televisions, offering discounts and free shipping for nearly all online orders. The deals are legit, for the most part, but also signify Best Buy's desire to clear out old stock before Christmas. (Whether for new, improved models of TVs or just more room in general, The Consumerist knows not.)
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Greetings! I have been lurking for a few days, and thought, "gee, how rude!" So, here is my intro. I've been studying Buddhism for around 8 years now, with no formal teachings, no teacher and no particular affinity for any one school. I figure I am just trying to understand this experience as a whole and when the time is right, a teacher or more formal sangha will appear. It's magic, right?
Anyway, I prolly won't have much to say, I am more interested in absorbing knowledge now, figuring I will forever be a student - or at least a few more lifetimes based on my current progress . I sorta found this site after growing tired of another, more rigid e-sangha website, and I look forward to gaining knowledge here.
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Working Stiff wrote:So wait..."a narrower rim than other big drivers, so it fits more comfortably in your hand too" is a 2.4cm rim? I'm confused.
I think they're talking about the height of the inside of the rim being shorter/narrower. That said, 2.4 cm being "more comfortable" is certainly relative at best.


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Multimedia designer Franz Keller has created an iPad app called Radarhead. It's a rotary sequencer in which you can control the speed, direction and center point. The sounds are represented by colorful 8-bit alien images. It's fun and well worth the .99 price: click here The video of the band using it below inspires me. This app reminds me of those 80's puffy stickers mixed with a bit of synthpunk attitude.
"Kinduv a rotary beat sequencer. Looks weird (but cool) at first, but not hard to make interesting stuff if you play around with it for a bit. My fav thing to do is make several constellations of aliens and move the radar guy between them. You can also reverse or speed up the beams by dragging the arrows–don't just tap on it!" – Milo Cantos (iTunes Review)
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OLD Halesonians Hockey Club got their second win in as many weeks as they beat third placed Worcester in their penultimate game of the season.
Seventh-placed Hales will now battle it out with eighth-placed Burton this Saturday in the season's finale, and with a league restructure on the cards it could be winner takes all as teams continue to fight for their survival by finishing as high up the table as possible.
Old Hales got off to a good start despite the poor weather conditions. Their strike force had chances to open the scoring, but their shots fell just wide. Their persistence paid off, however, but it was defender Ben Hughes who created the opener when Hales were awarded a penalty stroke. Hughes received the ball wide in the area, and after his initial shot was saved by the Worcester keeper, he saw his second flick at the open goal deflected wide by a defenders leg. A penalty stroke was duly awarded and Tom Bulteel flicked the ball hard into the net to make it 1-0.
Before the break Hales were able to double their lead following a trademark counter attack. Paul Harrold found himself one-on-one with the Worcester goalkeeper and his miss-hit effort somehow found the goal.
Worcester started the second half the strongest and dominated possession. They finally got a breakthrough from a penalty corner, which was drag flicked past the Hales defensive line. Worcester continued to pressurise the hosts defence, but it stood strong, and despite several penalty corners the visitors were unable to draw level. Hales soaked up the pressure and again struck on the counter, winning a penalty corner that Paul Woodall dispatched.


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Pilgramers journey to explore community connection behind Instagram
What's so great about Instagram anyway?
The answer to that question is part of what a group of Instagram users, calling themselves the Pilgramers, set out to find over the course of five weeks this summer.
The series features the group meeting up with Instagram users in various cities across the United States through a series of 'Instameets,' real life gatherings the Pilgramers advertised through the app to bring users together to discuss the Instagram phenomenon.
What started as a popular Internet meme video, "Stuff Instagramers Say," posted by a couple of college friends, Ryan Carl, and Jody Johnston, both students at Liberty University in Virginia, has developed into a online video series to explore the popular photography sharing app and those who use it. Carl and Johnston were joined by fellow student Thomas Fisher, and popular Instagram user Tim Landis, in a self-funded cross-country road trip that will be edited into several online videos in the coming weeks shared via YouTube.
The second episode of the series will debut tonight at 10 p.m Eastern standard time on the Pilgramers' YouTube channel. Until then, watch the pilot episode to learn more about the Pilgramers' unique mission.
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I'll take a creative shot made with instagram over a boring one shot with a megabuck-highspec camera anyday.
Lucky to find one, as they are submerged by hundred of thousands of pictures of spagetti-with-sauce processed with sepia filter and labelled "Eating Old School LOLZ" or Lomo-ized cat pictures with "Can I haz cheese pls" captions.
The prob with that app is that's become land of "spray-and-pray" with no content whatsoever...
Sounds like Blaufield either 1) has spent alot of money on photo equipment and is jealous or 2) hasn't looked at instagram much, especially if he/she can't find one photo made by the thousands of pro photograpehrs on there.
Wow, what's up with people getting miffed about this article.
I just watched the first clip "Pilgramers - Episode 1 (Official)" and saw whole bunch of people who are into photography getting together enjoying themselvs. And probably learning much more about photography then reading articles online whilst at it.
Two quotes sprung to mind after reading the article and some of the comments.
"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs" - Ansel Adams
"Haters always gonna hate" - My workmate who is many years younger.
Well, it's interesting that any time you express an opinion not aligned with the current sheep flock, you are labelled as "hater".
At least, in the good old times you were labeled as a "rebel"...
BTW, its true there are only good photographers, but if they churns out bad photographs... And boy, the majority of Instagrams are REALLY bad...
... and some of the choices of words you've used to express your opinion so far are; "majority of Instagrams are REALLY bad", "IT SUCKS", "I simply can't stand all this "social" crap.", "It's just hip-sterness at its WORST." etc etc...
BTW, I wasn't labelling anyone as a hater but merely stating that a particular quote sprung to my mind reading some of the post.
There's nothing wrong with disliking something but there's no need to be condescending about it especially there are people who are having fun with it.
I personally don't use Instagram but I think there are lots of interestingly fun and great photos out there.
Hi Entropius --
> ...start writing about photography equipment and techniques, please.
I've noted lately a flush of stories that seem not to jibe with DPR's mission, and are to me, otiose. For example,
• Pilgramers journey to explore community connection behind Instagram
• Reuters showcases EOS-1D X multiple exposure modes
• Book Review: 'Envisioning Family' by Tamara Lackey
• Japan Hobby Tool makes urban camouflage cover for Nikon 1 system
• Dan Chung live blogs from the Olympics with iPhone and Snapseed
• Photojournalists discuss the ethics of non-intervention
• German Designer Unveils Concept for 'Instagram' Glasses
• Five Friends Take Same Picture for 30 Years
And I'm being liberal in my choosing.
But the comments always amuse.
We are expanding the scope of our news coverage. There is an option to filter-out 'Other News' if it doesn't interest you.
Oh, OK, that's fine.
These people are ruining the world.
First, they are changing out of their sweatpants, and leaving their houses.
Next, they are taking photographs with no regards for ISO, noise, or DR.
Then they have the nerve to go meet other people... in person!!
They should stay put, and stop enjoying themselves.
Their Insta-crap is ruining my fun of sitting home on a photography forum talking trash about cameras I don't know how to use.
Well, so because I usually take my mirrorless camera with me in my bike or bicycletrips shooting and talking with people, spending more time with my eye on the evf than on the screen photoshopping, that I would like using Instagram?
I've used Instagram, and, guess?
For making photos IT SUCKS.
I tought that the meaning of photography was taking a meaningful image that tries to convey a message or to elicit an emotional response...
Here we have casual snapshots laden with a filter and uploaded to a network saturated with "white noise" in the meager hope that someone will click the "like" button and fill the hopeless need for attention...
I'm not a snob, I simply can't stand all this "social" crap.
peterwr, the problem is there though, I've met people that think others would pay them for their "fabulous" over insta-filtered photos they took of their backyard and other everyday snaps.
And legitimately think that they've had enough experience taking iphone photos that they could become pro.... well....
(Blaufeld) I agree 100%. I'm not a snob, a luddite, resistant to change etc, but I've been into photography as a hobby for 30-oldd years. I got my 1st camera, a Kodak Ektrallite 10 using 110 film, at age 13, but IMMEDIATELY started reading photography books & longing to take better photos. I read all about the techniques & learned how to work an SLR like the Pentax K1000. I NEVER wanted to get into a "snapshooting" contest with someone using a Kodak Brownie. That was beneath me then, & it's beneath me now.
I saw a Pentax K1000 at a garage sale over the weekend & it reminded me of that. This was a camera that aspiring photographers would get because it was affordable but capable, fully manual 100%, requiring you to LEARN some things to use it but opening up worlds for you if you could. That was the price of admission for aspiring shutterbugs. We had NO desire to get in snap-shooting contests with soccer moms using a Kodak 110 camera, anymore than we would Instagram users now.
remember the Holga..... and probably the Polaroid land camera before that just another slot in history of making images/art.
(peterwr) To me, amateur photographers don't use PHONES to take photos. That's what SNAPSHOOTERS do, and that's not the same as "amateur photography." I know all about amateur photography, I've been doing it for years, and have read many a book on the subject. All the books I've read for YEARS, they ALWAYS would point out that, yes, you can use anything to take a photo, but if you really wanted to make a go of it, you really would be best served getting something like a 35mm SLR, not using a Kodak or Polaroid Instamatic sort of camera. It wasn't about being a "snob" (as others say), but about using a tool that's commensurate with the goal of trying to take something other than a snapshot, even if it's "just for fun."
I know many AMWIC (another mom with a camera) types using their phone, or even DSLR, for "kiddy pics" & nothing else, but I'd hardly call that amateur photography. That's not being hateful or intolerant, more power to them--it's just the truth.
(Abe Adew) Actually, yes, there is a "3rd breed," but it's not NEW. I've long recognized it as being like this:
(a) pro--capable of the best shots of anybody on earth (generally speaking), makes photography his source of income, takes lots of photos for pay, demands the best equipment--at a minimum, something like a Nikon D7000, but quite possibly D800/D4 material
(b) amateur--or "hobbyist" takes photos as a hobby for "fun" or maybe side-money but pursues excellence like what they see pros turn out. This user has learned how to work D-SLRs (and not in "green auto" mode) has taken a class or two or read many books, is capable of taking shots much better than the typical "snapshot," but not as consistently as a pro or at quite as high of a level.
(c) snapshooter--everybody else. They don't know an f-stop from a hole in the ground, they look confused when they see that cameras still use viewfinders--the "Kodak Brownie" crowd.
Nothing wrong with (c), but they are not the same as (b).
What the F is instagram, will it help me be a better photographer?
It's a program for mobile phones that lets you apply various canned post-processing effects to cameraphone pictures, and then automatically share them on social networking sites. These post-processing effects are given names that evoke old films and bad lenses to delude the users into thinking they're doing something other than taking cameraphone pictures and post-processing them.
And, no.
Thanks, Entroplus, for a concise, thorough and well written summary. You don't, by any chance do reviews of software, plug-ins and other "breakthroughs", do you?
It's hard to believe this is "self funded" and not facebook marketing.
What's your source for that info?
I can't find anyting on the backing other than that the pilgrims site is a product of mediumdivision.com which leads to nothing.
Hi, keeponkeepingon
We are in fact self funded at this point! No affiliation with Facebook or Instagram.
Interestingly enough, Facebook hasn't had any hand in Instagram yet, the purchase is still in pending.
Since formulaic and derivative drivel is not really my thing, I'll pass.. but thanks!
funny how the "real" photographers with their "real" cameras giving a bad rap about this article.
The reality is, we have a single App that brings a community closer together through the love of photography. Great people, great idea, honorable mission.
you see, "real" photographers.. no amount of your medium format portfolios can have impact as big as these people with their camphone.
"Great people, great idea, honorable mission."
"Impact as big as these people with their camphone."
It's just hip-sterness at its WORST.
If for "impact" you mean like a truck loaded with manure that comes tumbling downhill toward a local dairy products exposition, I agree...
Instagram brings instagram users closer, not the community, not the family, not the world. This isn't some new drug or world peace plan.
And very true, anyone's portfolio would be lost in the vast sea of camera phone pics flooded onto the interwebs. Remember, personal exposure is the most important, if you can share a blurry picture of your cat to a billion people then they'll love it, while a compelling shot of a child and his cat will be lost as it wasn't on Instagram... sad times
Its fun, and some people get amazing shots with their crazy little phone cameras. Its a visual communications medium.
I've gotten better at composing in square format too.
I think there some resentment because the photos aren't hi-res and designed for mobile devices, but you can do a lot with the limitations.
@acomjean on instagram.
plus by following photographers in other countries it makes the world a little smaller.
Is there any way to use instagram with a real camera, for example one that has wifi to connect to your tablet or phone?
Yes. I'm not sure how they do it, but the instameet had a lot of people with DSLRs posting photos later. Actually that works better as a photo meet. The first instameet was mostly iphones and when walking though a city its hard to keep a group together that has members stopping editing and posting.
I think when you post after its #latergram
I frequently post photographs taken with my DSLR or images from scanned film. In fact, I almost never post images taken with my phone. You only have to get the photograph onto your phone (at least with the iPhone4) and then can choose the image from a folder.
I'm an amateur with less than two years of experience, but I've seen compelling images everyday on Instagram. There are also a lot of bad ones, but hey, you don't have to click on those.
@ Tom Z..hahaha!
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Vitec, the company that owns popular accessory maker Manfrotto, has just acquired JOBY and Lowepro for a cool $10.3 million in cash. The acquisition adds JOBY and Lowepro to Vitec's already sizable collection of camera gear brands.
A master drone pilot has captured one of the most incredible (and highly illegal) drone videos we've ever seen by flying around, inside, onto, and under a moving train.
Intel just debuted their 8th generation desktop CPUs, and the lineup packs a performance boost for 'content creators' that photo and video editors might be intrigued by.
Canon is developing a 'Free Viewpoint Video System' that will turn real life sports games and events into immersive 3D interactive experiences. It's video game-like camera control IRL.
A veteran photojournalist, Rick Wilking secured a spot in the path of totality for the August solar eclipse. While things didn't quite pan out as predicted, an unexpected subject in the sky and a quick reaction made for a once-in-a-lifetime shot.
The new iZugar 3.25mm F2.5 super fisheye lens offers an insane 220-degree angle of view. That means it can basically see behind itself... good luck keeping your feet out of the shot.
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll remember that time you took a picture of the frozen pizza baking directions.
A Craigslist poster has discovered the worst possible way to photograph a car: taking pictures of pictures displayed on a cracked and scratched up smartphone screen.
With the iPhone X coming out soon, the title probably won't last, but the iPhone 8 Plus is officially the best smartphone camera DxOMark has ever tested, and the iPhone 8 is second.
Kodak's new Facebook Messenger chatbot is trying to bring back the 'Kodak Moment' by digging up your old social media photos and trying to sell you prints and custom coffee mugs.
Affinity Photo for iPad was touted as "the first full blown, truly professional photo editing tool to make its way onto the Apple tablet." This update makes it that much more convenient.
Yashica has released a new teaser video, and this one claims they'll be releasing an "unprecedented camera" in October on Kickstarter. Ready... set... speculate!
Storage solutions company Synology has just released its very first 6-bay NAS tower. Combined with the DX1215 expansion units, it can hold and control up to thirty drives.
We're always expanding our collection of product overview content, and we've just added videos for the Canon EOS 6D Mark II, the EOS Rebel SL2 and EOS M6.
The venerable Canon PowerShot G1 was announced seventeen years ago this week, marking the start of a line of enthusiast-focused compacts that's still alive and kicking.
Super macro photographer Can Tuncer captured these incredible close-ups of a single peacock feather using a special setup and three different microscope lenses.
After successfully crowdfunding the Biotar 75mm F1.5, Oprema Jena is at it again. This time they're bringing back the Biotar 58mm F2: the world's only lens with a 17-blade aperture.
Adobe's move to a subscription model is treating it very well indeed. The company has posted record revenue for the second quarter in a row, hauling in a mind-boggling $1.84 billion.
More details have emerged about the potential sale of Blackstone's 45% stake in iconic camera brand Leica.
Popular mobile editing app Snapseed just got a major update that includes a new interface and 11 new presets for both Android and iOS, as well as adding the Perspective tool to the iOS version.
It might sound like a strange idea, but taking macro photos of boiling water can actually result in some really cool photographs. A good photo experiment for a rainy day.
The database was created to "break with the narrow lens through which history… has been recorded" by equipping those who commission photography with "the resources to discover photographers of color available for assignments.
Lensbaby has released two new optics for their special "optic swap system." The Lensbaby Sweet 80 Optic gives you that trademark sweet spot of focus, while the Creative Bokeh optic gives you 9 different drop in aperture plate options to play with.
TechCrunch has already posted their review of the upcoming iPhone 8 (not yet the iPhone X), and they're calling it "a look into the augmented future of photography."
Affinity Photo is a $50 photo editing software with no subscriptions. That's it – pay for it once and you're done. And we think it's actually pretty darn good.
Instagram is currently testing a major change to the app's profile layout: replacing the 3-photo across grid with a 4-photo grid... and some users are NOT taking the news well.
A report by USSRPhoto is shedding some light on the return of the famed Zenit camera brand. It seems the full-frame mirrorless camera they're working on will be made in part by Leica using components from the Leica SL.
According to a reliable Korean report, Samsung is developing a smartphone sensor that's capable of super slow motion. Translation: Samsung's next batch of Galaxy smartphones may be able to shoot 1,000fps.
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MADISON, Wis. -- On Tuesday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker unveiled an ambitious plan to grow the state's dairy industry.
The goal: 30 billion pounds of annual milk production by the year 2020. That is a 15 percent increase from last year's 26.1 billion pounds.
Although last year's production was a record, the growth from 2010 to 2011 was less than 1 percent, which is not fast enough, Walker pointed out.
"The reality is the growth is not fast enough for the opportunities that are here before us," he told a press briefing held in conjunction with the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin business conference.
Wisconsin is already the No. 1 state in the nation when it comes to cheese production. But if the state's cheese-makers are to continue their preeminent position and grow — not only in the state, but nationally and even internationally — "we have to make sure now and in the future they have the milk that ultimately will allow" them to lead the way, Walker said.
At the announcement, the Governor outlined new resources to help existing and prospective dairy farmers. Dairy farmers will have access to a toll-free phone number (855-WIDAIRY or 855-943-2479) to connect with resources and services, as well as Grow Wisconsin Dairy Grants to assist in planning, preparation and improving dairy profit.
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MILWAUKEE -- Brewers head groundskeeper Justin Scott and his staff took on the tall task of transforming Miller Park from a concert venue back to a ballpark in less than 48 hours this weekend.
Scott and his crew of 25, working alongside the stadium cleaning staff, had two days to recover from Saturday night's Kenny Chesney concert and prepare the field for Monday's 7:10 p.m. CT Brewers-Dodgers game.
"This is literally the tightest time frame you could have and pull that kind of thing off," Scott said while watching the Brewers take batting practice. "All in all, it took a lot of guys. That's the big take-home message: I've got a tremendous crew."
The process began about 15 minutes after the conclusion of Saturday's concert and lasted well into Monday. Chesney's crew started by taking down the massive 185-foot by 80-foot stage before Scott and his crew replaced about 3,000 square feet of sod in deep center field. The final steps included mowing the new sod and watering the infield.
It was a long weekend for Scott. He arrived at Miller Park at 4 p.m. Saturday and did not leave until 9:30 p.m. on Sunday.
"The stage area itself is really in pretty good shape," Scott said, noting the grass under the stage remains yellowed due to lack of sun. "It's safe and it's playable out there. It's not perfect but it'll play fine."
In less than two months Scott and his crew will face the same timetable when Paul McCartney plays a show at Miller Park on July 16, the night of the All-Star Game. The Brewers will have a post All-Star Game workout on July 18.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. Kevin Massoth is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Re: New member -- Wife recently diagnosed with ICC
I just copied and pasted your info to my husband in an email--
i'm curious HOW they now the cancer cells are dead as opposed to living?
We are scheduled to start a RE treatment and it seems like its not a good
think if the liver tumor is mostly dead (it has shrunk by 66% and that is
a GOOD thing).
I hate being at the hands of drs who know so much and i feel like we
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my husbands life is, quite literally, in their hands. ugh.
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Five WCU Students Chosen for Mississippi Collegiate Art Competition
Hattiesburg, Miss., January 8, 2014 - Five William Carey University art students were recently juried into the 2014 Mississippi Collegiate Art Exhibition. Out of 767 entries from 11 schools, Juror Kathryn Jill Johnson chose 124 pieces for inclusion in the show, which is a collection of paintings, drawings and sculptures.
The exhibition will be on display at the Arts Center of Mississippi, located in downtown Jackson in front of the Mississippi Art Museum and adjacent to the Russell C. Davis Planetarium. The opening reception is February 1, from 2-4 p.m., with the awards ceremony at 3 p.m. The exhibit will be on display until February 23.
The five WCU students juried into the exhibit are Bethany Bell, a senior from Maribor, Slovenia; Jennifer Emerson, a freshman from Gulfport; Joanna McKenzie, a senior from Monticello; Kellie Gutterman, a graduate student from Mandeville, La., and Tessa Stockstill, a senior from Biloxi. Bell, who is a student on the Hattiesburg campus, had three pieces chosen for the exhibit, and the others, all from the Tradition campus in Biloxi, each had one. This was McKenzie and Stockstill's second year to be chosen for the exhibit.
"I am so proud of these students for having their pieces chosen," said Tracey Williams, chair of WCU's Tradition campus art department. "The Mississippi Collegiate is one of my favorite shows to see each year, as it showcases the best of what Mississippi art students are doing."


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