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Deerfield, Ill. • It started with the flu, and turned into a hospital stay. There were terrible headaches and weakness. Just walking was a chore.
All at the worst time for Luol Deng and the Chicago Bulls.
Deerfield, Ill. • It started with the flu, and turned into a hospital stay. There were terrible headaches and weakness. Just walking was a chore.
All at the worst time for Luol Deng and the Chicago Bulls.
The All-Star forward made an appearance at Chicago's practice facility Thursday, but it was clear from his drawn appearance and measured tone that he might not be able to make it back in time to play in the Bulls' postseason series against the Miami Heat.
"I don't know. I want to play, but I don't know what I can do," Deng said. "I just, I haven't done anything."
Deng joined his teammates for the film session covering Wednesday night's 115-78 loss that evened the series heading into Game 3 in Chicago on Friday night. He also got on the court and took a few jumpers, but that was all he could handle.
"Still day to day. He's feeling a little bit better," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "We'll see tomorrow."
While Chicago was taking stock of all its injuries Kirk Hinrich had a second MRI on his injured left calf, and Derrick Rose was the "same," according to Thibodeau Miami was bracing for the first game of the series at the United Center. It's the Heat's first trip to Chicago since a 101-97 loss on March 27 snapped their 27-game winning streak.
"We know that they call it the 'Madhouse on Madison' for a reason," Miami guard Dwyane Wade said. "The fans are very loud. At the end of the day, once that settles down, it's the game of basketball and you have to execute your game plan. It's going to be the little things that wins games for your team."
The Heat did everything right in Game 2, running away from the Bulls after a surprising 93-86 loss in the series opener on Monday night. A 62-20 run was more than enough to wipe away the residue from Miami's first playoff loss, and MVP LeBron James had only three points in the tidal wave a scary statistic for Chicago, and there's more.
The Game 2 blowout was the 41st time that an NBA team won a playoff game by 35 or more points. In the previous 40 occasions, the team on top of the blowout went on to win the series 36 times.
It's a good omen for Miami, but James knows firsthand how it can turn around in a hurry. He was playing for Cleveland when the Cavaliers lost 108-72 to Washington in a 2008 playoff game and went on to win the series.
"It's just one game," he said. "Even though you got dominated the game before and you didn't do things right, it's still one game. You don't get two wins if you win by over 30 or over 40. You only get one game. They're back in their home building, where they're very good and we have to be ready for it."


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A beloved cat was reunited with his San Rafael family after two years Thursday thanks to a microchip and the help of a cat rescue group.
Turner, an 11-year-old orange tabby, was found near the Terrapin Crossroads restaurant, about five miles from his home, and brought to the Marin Humane Society on Wednesday, where workers were able to identify his family by reading his microchip.
"They called and we came and got him," said David Hafner of San Rafael. "I have three girls who are ages 10, 9 and 7 and when he left two years ago they were crying because they really love the cat and they missed him. When they found out the cat was at the humane society, they were crying tears of joy."
Hafner said Turner "was a present to my wife when I found out she was pregnant. He was there for all three girls all their lives until he disappeared one day two years ago." The family lives in the Peacock Gap area of East San Rafael.
To make the separation even more painful, the family caught a glimpse of Turner about a year after the cat disappeared, but were unable to catch him.
A feral cat rescue group found Turner and brought him to the humane society in Novato. Hafner showed up at 10 a.m. Thursday to claim his beloved pet.
Hafner's wife, Jennifer, picked up the three girls — Ruby, Cally and Ava — on Thursday after school and the family had a joyous reunion at home, David Hafner said.
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CORSHAM Town's trip to promotion-chasers Shepton Mallet tonight has been postponed.
Trevor Rawlings' side beatn Cribbs 3-1 last weekend but have been denied the opportunity to claim another scalp after their visit to Somerset was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
Meanwhile, Pewsey Vale's Sydenhams League Division One clash with Laverstock & Ford has also been postponed.
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General Plan & Zoning Ordinance
The City of Tracy General Plan is a comprehensive land use and development policy document that establishes a vision for the future and series of policies to achieve that vision over time. The General Plan contains goals, objectives, policies and actions categorized into ten Elements (chapters). The current General Plan was last amended and updated in 2011. The Housing Element is published separately from the main document.
The Zoning Ordinance is Title 10 of the Tracy Municipal Code. This document guides current development of the City through standards and regulations relating to allowable land uses, conditionally allowable land uses, height, setbacks, parking, signage, etc. The Zoning Code also contains the permit and process requirements for current development.


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Cornell University
My story began like an unstoppable cycle. I am a Hispanic woman: a first-generation, college-bound student and oldest daughter in my family. My life has consisted of economic, emotional, and health hardships, but also of strength and perseverance. Life has given me the lesson that it is not always about letting the cycle continue but applying a force to end the wheel's incessant cycle.
My forces are math, science, and art. These forces are where I have devoted my time and energy. I am a dedicated artist, a devout violin player, infatuated with calculus, and hooked on physics. I plan to double major in Physics and Engineering. My ambition is led by the strength of my passions; I cannot let go of any of them.
My role model in life has been Helen Keller. My inspirational guide in Physics is Richard Gossman, and my propellant towards engineering is Mariela Garcia. My role models all shared different goals and distances to travel, but their work equated to the same two variables. Distance determined the amount of work they had to apply to successfully gain the force to overcome obstacles. In the end, they share the accomplishment of reaching their endpoint. Role models are one of the keys to closing the gap for minorities and the social economically handicapped; By the prospects of the Work Energy Theorem we can assume the greater the work, the greater the participation, and the greater the results. I attribute my story to the wonders of Physics.


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MILWAUKEE -- After leaving Saturday's game in the first inning and missing Sunday's game with back spasms, Ryan Braun was back in the Milwaukee lineup for Monday's game against Philadelphia in his usual No. 2 spot. Braun played eight innings on Monday before being lifted for pinch-runner Logan Schafer.
He left the game after hitting a double to lead off the Brewers' eighth; he was clearly running slowly on the hit. After the game, Roenicke labeled Braun as being day to day.
"We'll see how he is tomorrow when he gets in," Roenicke said. "It appeared to, when he was running, it appeared to get worse."
Before the game, Braun said his back was feeling better and "headed in the right direction." Roenicke reasserted that he felt this would only be a short-term issue.
"I don't know what percentage he is, but he went and worked out in the cage and it went pretty well," said manager Ron Roenicke prior to Monday's game. "We need to see him at a little higher level and energy and see where he is."
This isn't Braun's only injury this season: He's also been bothered by an inflamed nerve at the base of his right thumb and a rib-cage strain that required a stint on the disabled list.
When asked if part of him was looking forward to the four-day break he'll get next week as a result of being left off this year's All-Star squad, Braun responded: "Yeah, 100 percent of me was hoping for a few days off. This time of year there's a lot of bumps and bruises everyone's dealing with, a bunch of little things."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. Caitlin Swieca 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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Winnipeg, MB (Sports Network) - Loui Eriksson scored 1:46 into overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Centre.
Ryan Spooner set up Eriksson's game-winner and netted the tying goal two minutes after Mark Scheifele had given the Jets a third-period lead on a power play.
Patrice Bergeron also scored for the Bruins, who got 26 saves from Niklas Svedberg.
Devin Setoguchi supplied the other Winnipeg goal, while Ondrej Pavelec stopped 31 shots in defeat.


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这裡的许许多多的小岛及海域, 我的意思可不是只钓过一隻死掉的鱼。
1.跑步跨步勿过大距离要短,绞痛, 最近在做功课,看得有点眼花撩乱....@"@
一年下来省的钱就很可观< 资料来源与版权所有: udn旅游休閒
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用刷机升级会有甚麽风险???? 炎夏流汗喝水少,
In Taiwan of the 1960s, the influential art forms arriving from the West were predominantly abstract and conceptual art. It was not until the 1990s that Western Dadaism and Warholian pop art began to have a significant impact. After the end of martial law in 1987, the pace of democratization in Taiwanese society quickened, and social attitudes gradually opened up. This was reflected in art with a broadening of thought and diversification of creative elements and subject matter. In "postmodern" society with its commercialization and mass reproduction of images, "classic works" and literary narratives became disengaged from their cultural contexts, losing their functions as palace decorations and sources of enlightenment. No longer was art the symbolically expressive, elite works of the traditional humanities. It had moved from the refined, gentrified classes of the past to the popular culture of today.
For the contemporary age, these classic works present richly beautiful, powerful images and a sense of mystery engendered by distance in time. Yet unlike dynastic-era artists whose imitations were based on the foundation of "reverence for antiquity," these famous works, after having undergone mass reproduction, ceased being rarely glimpsed works of the imperial court and became "images" that anyone could behold or obtain at a moment's notice. They had even lost the textures and brushstrokes of the original, existing in a "flattened" state. Ruminating on local history, cultural values and identity, Taiwanese contemporary artists made use of those artworks that once adorned imperial power and symbolized the tastes of the literati class, engaging in a dialogue with their own history and culture, disassembling, reassembling, re-creating and altering the styles and subject matter of classic works through symbolic or allegorical images in order to enunciate their views on the present-day state of affairs through simile or metaphor. These include: consideration and breakthroughs in aesthetics and forms of expression; criticism of the current state of Taiwanese society, history and culture; voicing of their own inner ideal worlds and feelings about life; and the transformation of the artistic tastes of the past to a popular, commercial aesthetic more closely oriented toward everyday life. At the same time, as contemporary artists re-examine and re-create classic works of the past, they also re-accentuate and rediscover the artistic accomplishments of the past in light of new definitions and the perspective of art history. As artists refabricate the past, amid this convergence of dual-directional observation, discovery, transformation and original creation, they yield a wealth of meaning and limitless possibilities of expression in the contemporary era.
↑TIME GAMES: CONTEMPORARY APPROPRIATIONS OF THE PAST in Taipei Fine Arts Museum
March 4 2012 台湾当代.玩古喻今
我生活在中国大陆的上海,忧伤的咖啡裡, 奔驰的夜裡
长长的街灯 刷过一道浪漫
呼啸而过的 是曾经甜美的温柔
冬天的风 有点猖狂
坚持的爱情 已凌乱不堪
抓紧幸福 加速逃亡
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PLYMOUTH -- It is understandable that Damien Brunner, one of the newest Red Wings and a first-time NHL player, would be a little bit nervous. After eight years playing professionally in Switzerland, the 26-year-old experienced his first NHL media scrum on Sunday following the Red Wings first day of training camp.
Wearing a constant smile and appearing a tad uneasy, Brunner fielded questions from the horde -- including a query regarding the differences between the media in North America and his native Switzerland.
"Maybe 10 is the highest number of journalists (we had)," Brunner explained. "It's a small country. (In Switzerland) the media stays out of the dressing room, and not allowed to come in. No cameras allowed. All interviews (were held) on the ice."
Contrast that with Sunday, where Brunner, who has been dominating the Swiss league for years, was surrounded by around 50 media members in the bowels of Compuware Arena and grilled on a number of topics.
Not the least frequent of which was in regards to Brunner living up to the hype; his YouTube highlights have garnered some serious attention after playing alongside Henrik Zetterberg earlier this season for Zug in the Swiss league.
"Actually, I don't know if it is hype," Brunner said. "I haven't heard about that. I was playing in Switzerland and now I'm here and I'm battling for a spot."
Nonetheless, he has been touted as an offensive force and there is a possibility that he will find himself with an opportunity to play on a line with Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk. While teammates have vouched for his legitimacy as an NHL talent, there is no chance he will let all the praise inflate his ego. The proof, he explained, is on the ice surface.
"It's nice that they have some nice words," Brunner began. "But, but the end of the day, I have to prove it on the ice. This was one day of practice, and I can't say I did anything special today. I try to skate hard and put pucks in the net."
Despite appearances, not everything is working in Brunner's favor as he transitions to the NHL. He will have to overcome the challenges of playing on a much smaller ice surface compared to those found in Europe. Often, that means more physical contact and less space with which to make plays.
Wings coach Mike Babcock is taking a wait-and-see perspective in evaluating Brunner's ability to fit in.
"We think he's obviously a real talented guy," Babcock explained. "Time's going to tell how he adapts. It worked out as good for him as it could have possibly worked. (Zetterberg) comes over, he develops a friendship (and) a confidence to play with real good players. Now, he's just got to keep doing the same thing. So, we're excited about having him."
That relationship with Zetterberg has made Brunner's inclusion in the Wings' locker room much easier. The veteran Swede even hosted Brunner, and helped him feel welcome on a visit to America nearly three months ago.
"He's helping me a lot," Brunner said. "I was supposed to stay at a hotel, and he had me come join him at his house and I lived with him. It was a great gesture (for) a player of his caliber and it took away so much nervousness. When a guy like him takes care of you, it's really nice."
While Brunner is seemingly at ease now that he and Zetterberg have forged a bond on the ice, it is clear that the Swiss rookie remains in awe of potentially playing on a line with Datsyuk.
"I still don't believe it," Brunner began. "Until I step on the ice with him."


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May 20, 2003, Burbank, CA – Top-rated daytime drama Days of our Lives and publisher St. Martin's Press are pleased to announce a promotional sweepstakes that will run this spring and award a fan the chance of a lifetime. This first-time collaboration will award one lucky winner and their guest an all-expense paid trip to Hollywood, a tour of the set of Days of our Lives and the opportunity to meet available cast members.
Days of our Lives plays a central role in Jane Heller's latest novel, Lucky Stars, a comedic story that captures the joys and agonies of the mother-daughter relationship, all wrapped up in a glamorous Hollywood package. "[Heller] delivers her story in fresh language, with singular energy… spirited, effortless entertainment with a winning premise and plenty of references to Hollywood stars and the latest TV shows." -- Publishers Weekly
The public is invited to enter the sweepstakes between May 19 – June 30, 2003, no purchase necessary. Entry forms will be available at the Lucky Stars display at Waldenbooks stores nationwide. Participants may also enter by logging onto www.daysofourlives.com or www.stmartins.com. Internet entries will be accepted through September 15th, 2003 and a randomly chosen winner will be drawn on October 1, 2003.
Jane Heller boasts nine earlier books that have explored women's lives and the detours they take on the way to finding love, success and happiness. In 2003 Heller's novels had four movie sales: Lucky Stars (Lakeshore Entertainment), Name Dropping (Miramax), The Secret Ingredient (Artist's Production Group) and Female Intelligence (CBS-TV). Her other titles include Cha, Cha, Cha, The Club, Infernal Affairs, Princess Charming, Crystal Clear and Sis Boom Bah.
Days of our Lives, created the late Ted Corday, Irna Philips and Allan Chase, premiered on November 8, 1965 was the first daytime drama to be broadcast in color. With the death of Ted Corday in 1966, and his wife Betty in 1987, son Ken took over the Executive Producer role and evolved "Days" into the award-winning serial that it remains today.
Days of our Lives is a Corday Productions, Inc. Presentation in association with Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. and airs on NBC Daytime.
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Join us on Saturday, September 9th, at 9 am for the monthly Genealogy and Local History Orientation. Please note that this is not the usual first Saturday of the month due to the Labor Day holiday weekend. This event is especially helpful for those new to genealogical research or new to research at the Newberry. After the orientation, stay and start your research in the General Reading Room where the reference staff will be available to assist you. In order to maximize research time, please register in advance as a Newberry Reader. Go to: requests.newberry.org and select "First Time Users." Readers' cards will be issued during the orientation.


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Since 2001, Robotech has enjoyed an exciting collectible comeback in the capable hands of Toynami. The coolest series produced has been the Masterpiece Collection featuring fully transformable robots. A close contender in my collection, however, is Toynami's Super Poseable line, especially the ALPHA assortment. Standing a good 7 inches tall and loaded with 25 points of articulation, this series stood out from the previous waves of sleek Veritech Fighters with a more rugged and chunky robot look. Pictured is the card back for one of the first releases: a 2003 Comic-Con Exclusive Scott Bernard VFA-6H with a nice metallic blue finish.


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Chapter 13. Emotional Intelligence in Mental Health Education
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Published Online: 13 MAY 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713617.ch13
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Teaching Mental Health
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GANSEVOORT -- The following events are scheduled for October at Moreau Lake State Park:
o Oct. 3 -- Hawk Road Hike, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Pre-registration is required.
o Oct. 5 -- Nature Home School, 10 a.m.: This class will be offered monthly for 7 to 12-year-old kids. The fee is $2 per child; parents must be present during class.
o Oct. 5 -- Moreau Lake Kayak, 1 to 3 p.m.: Park naturalist will lead this paddle around the lake.
o Oct. 9 -- Red Oak Ridge Hike, 10 a.m. to noon: Moderate hike.
o Oct. 10 -- Baker Trail Hike, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Moderate hike (some steep sections) up the Palmertown range, led by a naturalist.
o Oct. 11 -- Moreau Overlook Hike, 9 to 11 a.m.: Steep hike, just shy of one mile with an impressive vertical climb.
o Oct. 12 -- Potters Point Cleanup, 1 to 3 p.m.: A fall clean-up event. Bring water. All other equipment will be provided.
o Oct. 13 -- Mud Pond Hike, 1 to 3 p.m.: Hike along the nature trail and around mud pond.
o Oct. 15 -- Beginners Kayak Trip, 10 a.m. to noon: Learn the basic strokes and techniques to a comfortable and enjoyable paddle. There are only five spots in this course.
o Oct. 17 -- Turkey Trail Hike, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Moderate hike that scales halfway up the Palmertown range.
o Oct. 19 -- Moreau Lake Bike Ride, 1 to 3 p.m.: Registration is required.
o Oct. 20 -- Red Oak Ridge Hike, 1 to 3 p.m.: Moderate hike.
o Oct. 23 -- Hawk Road Hike, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Pre-registration is required.
o� Oct. 24 -- Cottage Park Hike, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Steep climb overlooking the Hudson River.
o Oct. 25 -- Moreau Lake Kayak, 1 to 3:30 p.m.: Park naturalist will lead this paddle around the lake.
o Oct. 27 -- Haunted Halloween, 6 p.m.: Sponsored by nonprofit Friends of Moreau Lake. Take a haunted walk through one of the park's camping loops. Refreshments and activities will be available. Advance registration is required and a $5 fee/car is required. Rain date will be Oct. 28. Proceeds benefit park educational programs.
o Oct. 29 -- Full Moon Hike, 6 to 8 p.m.: Full moon evening hike around Moreau Lake.
o Oct. 31 -- Wetland Hike, 9:30 a.m. to noon: Easy hike to listen and look for wild animals.
Programs are weather permitting and are subject to change. Call the park office to confirm event date, time and location. Participants should be prepared to spend time outside and are encouraged to wear adequate clothing and footwear. There is a program fee of $2 for adults and children and $1 for seniors.
Moreau Lake State Park is located off Northway Exit 17S. For additional information or to register for programs, call (518) 793-0511.


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(Updated from 11:08 a.m. ET with settlement price and analyst comment.)NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Gold prices popped Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's announcement that economic conditions would improve in the eurozone later in 2013. Gold fell 0.4% on Wednesday. Gold for February delivery added $22.50 to settle at $1,678 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The gold price traded as high as $1,678.80 and as low as $1,653.80 an ounce, while the spot price was jumping $18.40, according to Kitco's gold index. Draghi's comments put pressure on the U.S. dollar as the euro spiked by more than 1% on Wednesday. The yellow metal often benefits from a dip in the greenback as dollar-denominated gold becomes cheaper to purchase. "Later in 2013, economic activity should gradually recover. In particular, our accommodative monetary policy stance, together with significantly improved financial market confidence and reduced fragmentation, should work its way through to the economy, and global demand should strengthen," Draghi said at a press conference. Though gold reacted to the dollar's plunge on the euro currency's boost on the comments, one analyst argued the news from Draghi may still give investors pause moving forward. "I don't know that I would call him optimistic," said Michelle Gibley, director of international research at Charles Schwab. "I would say that if you compare 2013 to 2012, Europe may not be as much of a drag on global growth, but they're still going to be sluggish." Gibley pointed to austerity measures and under-capitalized banks as continuing major drags on the eurozone economy. Silver prices for March delivery increased 67 cents to close at $30.92 an ounce, while the U.S. dollar index was plummeting 1.08% to $79.73. "Gold was used as an investment that's supposed to not really correlate with the stock market -- that's why a lot of investors bought it, because they were afraid of the stock market," said Yoni Jacobs, chief investment strategist at Chart Prophet. "Over the last year or so you're seeing gold increasingly correlated with the market, so instead of becoming a riskless asset, it's actually become a risky asset." The Labor Department reported on Thursday that initial jobless claims for the week ended Jan. 5 rose by 4,000 to 371,000. Economists had expected claims to total 365,000. The rise in jobless claims also could be seen as positive for gold prices as the Federal Reserve has pegged keeping interest rates near zero to a 6.5% unemployment rate threshold. Should the rate dip to that level, the Fed noted last month, the central bank would begin to raise interest rates. The national unemployment rate ticked up to 7.8% in December -- a signal that the Fed wouldn't end low interest rates and, possibly, the quantitative easing programs.
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Lifelong Lessons
December 17, 2012 - 1:30am
How do you wrap up 6 months of work in a final blog? You don't. You talk about perspectives and knowledge you have gained for the last 6 months. Learning to live in a third world country and working with an organization that does not work for profit are two of the biggest challenges of my life. They were also two of the best. Going into a 6 month fellowship can be an intimidating experience... Read More
Why can't you stay?
September 10, 2012 - 4:02pm
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As the end of August approaches so too does the end of fellowship here in Nairobi, Kenya. A recurring question posed to me over the past week by colleagues, staff at my apartment complex and the drivers who bring me to work has been 'Why can't you stay?' My simple response is I have to return to my job back home. The Global Health fellows program has allowed me to experience both work and life in... Read More
Advancing Human Resources for Health (HRH) issues in a challenging environment
August 29, 2012 - 12:30pm
In one of my earlier blogs I posted about attending a workshop on Peer Learning. The output of that workshop was that each health facility created a three month action plan whereby they could partner with other health facilities with the aim of making advances on some key HRH issues. Currently, we are at the half-way point on achieving goals set in these action plans. An approach taken by my... Read More
Lasting Impact
August 29, 2012 - 12:30pm
In my last week at the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), I'm looking back over the last three months that I've spent here working on the Research strategic plan, while also looking forward to returning home to my project management role with a fresh perspective. I have learned so much during my fellowship about global health issues, treatment of HIV and how to make the most of constrained... Read More
HIV: still more work to do
August 24, 2012 - 12:30pm
During her August 2-3 visit to Uganda, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called attention to a new survey that shows HIV prevalence in Uganda has increased to 7.3% in 2012 from 6.7% in 2011 and 6.4% in 2005. The survey suggests that behavior is largely driving the increase. While the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) focuses on biomedical prevention and treatment of HIV,... Read More
HIV and personalized medicine
August 17, 2012 - 12:30pm
Personalized medicine is a hot topic worldwide, offering the promise of tailoring drugs to match the genetic variability of diseases, for maximum efficacy. As a Center of Excellence for HIV treatment, the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is entering the realm of pharmacogenomics, in seeking to find optimal antiretroviral drug regimens for patients who have developed viral resistance to... Read More
Shifting gears - from planning to implementation
August 10, 2012 - 12:30pm
Last week I traveled to the district of Kibaale in Bunyoro-Kitara, western Uganda, to assess the readiness of some of the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)'s Outreach sites for participating in clinical trials. Now that I've outlined IDI's strategic plan for research it's time to start working out the detail of how to put the high level plans into practice. During my stay I visited the... Read More
Synergies between projects.
August 10, 2012 - 12:30pm
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Following a busy few days with field trips late last week I am now back in the office and have the opportunity to catch up on some tasks, one being to complete this blog entry. Being the first Monday in August it is a public holiday in Ireland. For some strange reason I partly feel hard done by working on a big holiday weekend back home, however when I look out the window here at a winter's day... Read More
Supply Chain Challenges and Structures
August 3, 2012 - 12:30pm
Supply chain challenges exist around the globe. Many facets of the pharmaceutical industry continue to diversify. In an ever changing global society, there are consistent monitors to help maintain, control, and identify secure supply chains. Although millions of dollars are spent, thousands of human resource hours are spent, and innovative ways of securing pharmaceuticals are created daily,... Read More
August 3, 2012 - 12:30pm
I returned from a week of travel yesterday to news of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda that has claimed 14 lives in a village in Kibaale district, which is 140 miles or about 3 hours' drive from Kampala. The situation in Kampala is tense, since one of the victims, a health care worker from the district, was transferred to Mulago Hospital, the national referral hospital in Kampala... Read More


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FEMA Disaster Recovery Center To Remain Open in Fairfax County
The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center open in Fairfax County since Oct. 6 will remain open to continue assisting those who suffered losses and damages from Hurricane Isabel. The center is located at the South County Center, 8350 Richmond Highway, Suite 125, Alexandria.
The Disaster Recovery Center is expected to be open Monday, Oct. 13 – Friday, Oct. 17. Hours of operation are Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. On Monday, Oct. 13, the county government offices will observe the Columbus Day holiday; however, FEMA services will still be available. Residents of affected jurisdictions can visit any Disaster Recovery Center for assistance. Residents are reminded that they should register with FEMA prior to visiting the center.
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Dear Members,
The Wise Anagami Upasaka
[Translated from the Pali by Daw Mya Tin,MA]
While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verses (51) and (52) of this book, with reference to the lay disciple Chattapani and the two queens of King Pasenadi of Kosala.
A lay disciple named Chattapani who was an anagami* lived in Savatthi. On one occasion, Chattapani was with the Buddha at the Jetavana monastery respectfully and attentively listening to a religious discourse, when King Pasenadi also came to the Buddha. Chattapani did not stand up because he thought that by standing up, it might mean that he was paying respect to the king, but not paying due respect to the Buddha. The king took that as an insult and was very much offended. The Buddha knew exactly how the king was feeling; so he spoke in praise of Chattapani, who was well-versed in the Dhamma and had also attained the Anagami Fruition. On hearing this, the king was impressed and favourably inclined towards Chattapani.
When the king next met Chattapani he said, "You are so learned; could you please come to the palace and give lessons of the Dhamma to my two queens?" Chattapani declined but he suggested that the king should request the Buddha to assign a bhikkhu for this purpose. So, the king approached the Buddha in connection with this, and the Buddha directed the Venerable Ananda to go regularly to the palace and teach the Dhamma to Queen Mallika and Queen Vasabhakhattiya. After some time, the Buddha asked the Venerable Ananda about the progress of the two queens. The Venerable Ananda answered that although Mallika was learning the Dhamma seriously, Vasabhakhattiya was not paying proper attention. On hearing this the Buddha said that the Dhamma could be of benefit only to those who learn it seriously with due respect and proper attention and then practise diligently what was taught.
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
Verse 51: Just as a beautiful flower, lacking in scent, cannot give the wearer the benefit of its scent, so also, the well-preached words of the Buddha cannot benefit one who does not practise the Dhamma.
Verse 52: Just as a flower, beautiful as well as fragrant, will give the wearer the benefit of its scent, so also, the well-preached words of the Buddha will benefit one who practises the Dhamma.
*Anagami: one who has attained the third Magga.
Love Buddha's dhamma,


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To many music fans, Van Dyke Parks is a vital voice from the past. But once you talk to him, he doesn't sound like he's much interested in the past.
Parks, a singer/songwriter of singular talents and a small but devoted following, comes to Santa Cruz for a live performance Friday. And you're likely to see as many young folks there as older ones.
Parks, who will turn 70 shortly after the New Year, is known for his contributions both as a solo artist and as a collaborator with such figures as Randy Newman, Ry Cooder and especially Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, with whom he recorded one of the most fabled albums of the rock era, the ill-fated "SmiLE" in 1967.
But just as he once appeared alongside the famous names of the singer/songwriter era of the 1960s and '70s, Parks has lent his distinctive genius at songsmithing to a later generation of artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Joanna Newsom, Silverchair and Fleet Foxes.
He's even released new recordings and has become a champion of that so-old-it's-new recording technology known as vinyl. Parks has released a series of songs recorded on 7-inch 45s, with sleeve art by some of the finest visual artists around.
"I love vinyl," said Parks in a phone interview. "That's where I came in. That's where I think I should play my end game. I like high fidelity. It's very good. Digitalized music is rather brittle and disappointing. A new generation realizes that, and because of that, there's a growing, albeit niche market in vinyl. There used to be two vinyl plants in the United States. Now there are five."
Among the releases in his "Singles Project" is a new song called "Wall Street" with sleeve art by the great cartoonist/artist Art Spiegelman, and a new arrangement of "Amazing Grace" decorated with two life-sized sculptures of Parks by Charles Ray.
Parks is happy to talk about the old days — he's particularly fond to recall his only other trip to Santa Cruz as a performer. In 1987, he was part of Cooder's band that performed a memorable show at the Catalyst, which became a popular though hard to find Les Blank film titled "Ry Cooder and the Moula Band Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball."
He's still busy as a touring artist — this year, his schedule includes Australia, Tokyo and Madrid. "It brings such great joy to my heart to get out of the hermetically sealed studio and into a room with no technological impediments and to just appear boldly in front of the vulgar public gaze and see what happens."
Parks never reached the level of superstardom that many of his contemporaries reached, but, he said, he wouldn't do anything differently.
"I feel I still have an undiminished iconoclastic approach to everything I do. I'm not of the norm. But I find the norm is enormously unsettling. I'm not the usual success story, but I can stand back from my work and see that there's craft in it."
Music critics have often thrown around words like "genius" in explaining Parks's unique and voracious approach to songwriting. But he said, he's nobody's museum piece.
"The people I arrange for today are younger than my own children. And because of that I find myself having audiences who are not so interested in who I used to be, but in who I am now. And that makes me feel terrific. This is why I feel such an urge to explore the songform. There is so much that needs to be done to illuminate the world and to provide consolation. I know that sounds high-falutin'. But that's what I'm braving to do."
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Veterans Lead Arizona Past Alabama State, 8-2Posted: Updated:
Konner Wade pitched a complete game and Brandon Dixon blasted a three-run home run to pace Arizona to an 8-2 series-opening victory over Alabama State before a crowd of 2,583 on Friday evening at Hi Corbett Field.
Arizona (26-14) won for the eighth-consecutive time in its home ballpark to open a seven game home stand despite being out-hit, 11-10, by Alabama State (27-20).
Wade (W, 4-4) scattered the 11 hits and got stronger as the game progressed, allowing only three hits after the fourth inning en route to his seventh career complete game. The junior righty struck out five and did not issue a walk, while being charged with two runs allowed, but only one earned.
Dixon broke open the game with a three-run shot over the wall in left field to give Arizona a 5-0 lead after three innings. The homer was Dixon's sixth of the season and his second in three ballgames.
Johnny Field went 3-for-4 with two triples and a pair of runs scored out of the leadoff spot, sparking a productive night out of the top of the order.
Behind Field, Trent Gilbert was 2-for-4 with an RBI, Dixon scored twice and freshman Zach Gibbons drove in two runs on a first-inning single.
Together, the top four hitters combined for seven runs scored and seven RBI, while batting 7-for-14 in the game. The quartet was 4-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
The Hornets threatened in several innings against Wade, but were only able to score in the fourth. Consecutive one-out singles were aided by a two-base error by Field, who misplayed Einar Muniz's RBI single to center. Muniz advanced all the way to third on the play and later scored on Marcus Swint's groundout.
Wade wiggled out of a jam in the seventh when the Hornets put runners at the corners with no outs. Dillon Cooper attempted a safety squeeze, but Wade pounced off the mound, fielded the bunt with his glove and shoveled to catcher Riley Moore to cut down a potential run.
Inning-ending double plays in the seventh and eighth position Wade for the complete game, his first of the season.
Field's one-out triple in the bottom of the fifth was followed by an RBI double by Gilbert, who was thrown out trying to stretch out a triple of his own.
In the seventh, Field crushed a two-out triple to drive in Ryan Koziol, who had earlier singled.
The Wildcats scored their final run in the bottom of the eighth off reliever Michael Tellado, who loaded the bases before walking Moore to force in the game's final run.
Starter T.J. Renda (L, 8-1) suffered his first loss of the season. The righty was charged for seven runs - six earned - over seven innings. He scattered nine hits and walked one, while registered two strike outs.
The schools continue the series on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. (MST) at Hi Corbett Field. The game will be broadcast on 1290 AM in Tucson.
GAME NOTES: Arizona collected its eighth-straight home victory ... Konner Wade tossed a complete game for the seventh time in his career (first in 2013) ... Wade did not allow a walk for the first time this season, which marked the third time in his career he has thrown a complete game without a walk... Brandon Dixon's three-run homer in the third inning was his team-leading sixth of the year ... Dixon stole his conference-leading 27th base of the year and now has 35 (in 43 attempts) in his career ... UA has eight home runs at Hi Corbett Field in 2013 to match its season total of homers hit in the ballpark a year ago ... Johnny Field hit his Pac-12-leading sixth and seventh triples of the season. Field now has 19 career triples to tie three other players (Jim Morrison, 1961-63; Bill Henry Brown, 1962-64; Dwight Taylor, 1979-81) for ninth-most in school history ... Field reached base for the 27th-straight game ... Kevin Newman extended a hitting streak to 11 games, matching an 11-game streak set from Feb. 27 - March 13 earlier this season ... Riley Moore's six-game hitting streak was snapped, but he was hit by a pitch to reach base for the 13th-consecutive contest.
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Since the program started in 1992, over 800 bone marrow transplants have been performed. The transplant unit is located in the Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital on the 10th floor and has 6 inpatient beds.
Patients receive transplants for:
The program performs both autologous and matched-related allogeneic transplants.
This is a multidisciplinary program working closely with the clinical apheresis service, cryopreservation laboratory, social services, nursing, dietary and radiation oncology for the management of transplant patients. The transplant program coordinates the management of patients both pre- and post-transplant as well as during the transplant admission.
The transplant team actively participates in the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB), Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN), National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) and pharmaceutical research studies. The autologous program is accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT).


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You won't find a spot of pink or a flower on these drool catchers! If you haven't been following "Celebrate the Boy 2011" over at Made by Rae... you're missing out! Sometimes it seems like boys get the shaft when it comes to cute handmade items like bibs, pants, and the like. Well I decided Eli needed a few new fun boy accessories that are not only modern but all boy!
I own a handful of baby sewing books by the likes of Amy Butler and Lotta Jansdotter to name a few, and these bibs and drool bandannas are both from Lotta's baby sewing book! They were quick and easy to sew up, which is a prerequisite for me these days!
The pattern for these bibs actually had a rounded bottom but I squared them off for better coverage, and I think it makes them unique from store-bought bibs.
Who knew a few scraps from other projects could go so well together? A little Tufted Tweets from Sister's quilt... a little Alexander Henry from a tote bag, and a titch of Full Moon Dots and Katie Jump Rope (which I can't seem to be rid of!) Well, not that I hate them but I've been using up scraps for what seems like ages and I'm tired of looking at them! Maybe I just need to go fabric shopping, right? Right! Oh wait, I already did! Sherbet Pips just became available at The Fat Quarter Shop - what are you waiting for?! Snag a few charm packs or FQ stacks!
One of my quilts is featured over at Sew We Quilt in the banner! How fun!
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Hey Forums! As a new participant here, I'm making the obligatory bag thread. Any and all comments/questions/etc are mighty welcome.
I'm new to the sport - only been playing for about 3 months - so this is very much a work in progress (like my game in general). More than anything, I want to take my time in building the bag, only filling roles as it really starts to seem necessary. I appreciate the minimalist viewpoint that many share, and plan on sticking to as few discs/molds as possible as I develop my game. That being said, I'm not the dogmatic type, so I'll add a new mold if I want to try something out.
Here's where things currently stand:
- 171 X Cyclone: straight-to-fade driver
- 167 D Cyclone: quite beat; straight shots and anny lines
- 166 DX Banshee: excessive hyzer shots, get-out-of-trouble disc
- 173 Z Comet & 172 Z Comet: all mid duties, including driving for shorter holes and anny shots
- 167 DX Skeeter: A relic from a few months ago; I'm keeping it in solely to throw on holes with water hazards
- 175 SSS Voodoo: Glidey and grippy; love it
I throw the Cyclones 250'-275' and the Comets 225'-250'. Can't really drive with the SSS Voodoo, but I was throwing my DX Aviar 200'+ before I lost it.
Future additions/purchases:
- Driving putter (likely a Soft Voodoo)
- X Comet
Current holes that I'm aware of:
- Understable driver
- Windy-day mid
One of my big current conflicts is whether to continue to cycle D Cyclones, or whether to try out a more understable mid in premium plastic for that spot. At the very moment, the beat D is filling the purpose, but it was so unpredictable getting there, and I have no idea how long it will stay there. I'm the kind of person who prefers predictability and familiarity in general, so I'm starting to think that cycling lower grade plastics to cover all my lines isn't for me. We'll see. Anyway, I'm probably going to order a lighter (~166g) Gold Line River to audition it for the understable driver spot.
Depending on what happens with the above, I'll either stick with 1-2 D Cyclones in the upper 160s (I'm not really liking the results of the X Cyclone, although I like the feel of the plastic) for my stable/overstable slot, or perhaps try out an ESP Cyclone. Will likely stay with D at least for the moment.
I'll need to pick up some windy day mids (Rocs?) at some point, especially given the wind we can get here in New Orleans, but at the moment, I'm dealing with the Comets, so I don't feel like there's a rush.
Any thoughts/comments would be much appreciated.
Edit to add: I'll need to get a proper DG bag at some point, too; at present, I simply schlep things around in my backpack, which does the trick, but is an imperfect solution. Cheap is good, but so is durable. Recommendations are welcome.


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Locke off his game while Bucs' bats fall flat
Left-hander gives up six runs over 6 2/3 innings, including three homers
DENVER -- Everywhere the Pirates turn since the All-Star break, they've been met with a left-hander.
By the time the Pirates' visit to Colorado is over, they will have faced left-handed starters in seven of their first nine games out of the break.
Pittsburgh began the second half by seeing three straight southpaws from the Rockies, but managed to pull off come-from-behind victories in each game of the series despite the trio turning in quality starts.
Overall, the Bucs haven't had too much trouble getting by against lefties over that stretch until Brett Anderson blew through their lineup on Friday. And on Saturday night, left-hander Tyler Matzek carried over his scoreless tear with seven innings of three-hit ball to drop the Pirates, 8-1, for the second straight night.
The Pirates entered this series with a Major League-best .334 on-base percentage. The Rockies' pitching staff owns the worst ERA in the Majors, but through two games of this series, the Pirates have only put together two runs and nine hits.
"Good pitching beats good hitting," manager Clint Hurdle said. "They've pitched it better than us, they've hit it better than us and they've fielded better than us in the last two nights."
The Pirates could only scrape across two hits against Anderson on Friday and with Matzek, it was more of the same. Matzek struck out a career-high eight Pirates in last weekend's start, but he only needed three punch-outs this go-around, letting his defense do most of the work.
"I didn't have the feel for the slider as much," Matzek said. "That's why I was working on early contact, just trying to get balls on the ground, easy outs. You've got to keep the ball down and let the defense work."
That's what he did, as Jordy Mercer's double was the Pirates' only extra-base hit off Matzek. On the night, the Pirates compiled 14 outs on the ground against Rockies pitchers.
Comparatively, the Rockies had four extra-base hits, but three of them were solo shots off left-hander Jeff Locke. Drew Stubbs, Nolan Arenado and Corey Dickerson each left the yard, but the damage could have been much worse considering the Rockies got to Locke for 10 hits.
"When you look at the volume of work, when he was down, he was very good," Hurdle said. "There were some good sequences, but when mistakes were made over the plate, they didn't miss at the end of the day."
After allowing six earned runs over 6 2/3 innings, Locke admitted he wasn't as comfortable as Matzek was seeing the same lineup for the second time in less than a week.
"I think it gets in my head a tad bit when you play a team you don't see a lot during the season, but somehow you face them twice in a row," Locke said.
In the third inning, Josh Rutledge logged the first RBI of the game for the second straight night, driving in Charlie Blackmon on a single after he made it to second on a Mercer throwing error. And ever since Troy Tulowitzki injured his hip in the fourth inning of last Saturday's game and Rutledge took over, the 25-year-old backup has been a Pirate-killer.
Including a two-run homer off Locke last Sunday, Rutledge has gone 8-for-15 with nine RBIs and three runs scored.
"With the way I faced him last time, you almost wish Tulo was in," Locke said.
Just like the previous night, it took until the ninth for the Pirates to push across their only run with Ike Davis swatting a pinch-hit solo shot to prevent the shutout.
But Hurdle knows it's not the at-bats the Pirates are putting up as much as it is the product of facing some locked-in pitching.
"I wouldn't say it's a poor approach, I'd say right now they're getting the balls and making it tough on us," Hurdle said. "We've seen five quality starts in a row from their staff. ... We've had a couple opportunities to get some traction, get some momentum going and double-play balls are sniffed out or we haven't been able to get the next hit to keep the line moving."
Cody Ulm 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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Despite earning praise from the nation's farmers and ranchers, urban audiences failed to take to Chevrolet's "Romance" commercial, airing during the first quarter of the Super Bowl. The ad featured a more romantic side to ranching. Click here to watch the full commercial.
Yahoo! on Monday named the commercial one of the night's worst.
"Chevy proves that knowing your audience is tricky sometimes. Super Bowl viewers like trucks, right? They must, because there are a lot of truck commercials," the article, available here, says. "But how do they feel about livestock in love? Chevy's ad started off very much like an ad for most pickups… and then "You Sexy Thing" came on, and it became about a bull having sex. Really.
The commercial fared slightly better in USA Today's "Ag Meter," ranking in the middle of the pack.
The reaction from audiences shows how distant most consumers are from food production – most are at least three generations removed from the farm.


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Paramahansa Yogananda introduced India's age-old philosophy of Yoga to the West through his Autobiography of a Yogi. Here are few teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.
The happiness of one's own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must include as necessary the one's own happiness, the happiness of others. When you learn to live for others, they will live for you.
The true basis of religion is not belief, but intuitive experience. Intuition is the soul's power of knowing God. To know what religion is really all about, one must know God.
Faithfulness in the performance of small duties gives us strength to adhere to difficult determinations that life will someday force us to make.
The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
Paramahansa Yogananda


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The California-based Milken Institute earlier this month ranked Fort Wayne 13th among 200 large metro areas for job growth between May 2011 and May 2012, which in part reflected the addition of about 1,000 workers at the General Motors plant in southwest Allen County.
But overall manufacturing jobs – a traditional backbone of the local economy – were essentially flat in 2012, despite the addition of 12,500 non-farm jobs between 2010 and 2012, Stafford reported. In addition to health services, other areas of job growth in that two-year period included professional and businesses services (1,900 employees), transportation/warehousing and leisure/hospitality (1,600 each) and retail trades (1,400). But previous gains in manufacturing contributed to the growth in other areas, Stafford said.
Stafford's report indicates Fort Wayne's high-tech sector – a priority for economic development officials – also performed well in Milken's five-year survey, ranking 15th among 200 areas.
Fort Wayne's performance is even better when compared to similar cities. When compared with 13 other Midwestern cities in the Milken survey, only Nashville, Tenn., and Indianapolis fared better, he said.
Fourteen years ago, he said, Fort Wayne ranked above only Toledo, Ohio, and Rockford, Ill.
The slowdown in manufacturing growth is reflected in the jobless statistics as well. Although manufacturing comprises 14.4 percent of the Allen County employee base, 23.1 percent of the unemployed come from that sector.
Stafford also noted that a higher percentage of Allen County residents are employed or actively looking for work – 65.7 percent – compared with the state and nation.
That could be due to the fact that area wages continue to lag behind the national average, the report indicates.
Overall, however, Stafford said the Fort Wayne area's "continued improvement, virtually year after year, is very encouraging ... and should gain additional attention from outside observers."


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When Madeleine Albright became the nation's first female secretary of state in 1996, she lacked some vital information about her heritage.
Albright, who as the United States' chief diplomat would later negotiate agreements with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, didn't know then that her family had Jewish roots; in fact, more than twenty of her relatives died in the Holocaust.
"At age 59 I thought I knew who I was; but it turned out I didn't," Albright told a sold-out audience Thursday night at Dominican University in San Rafael. About 850 people turned out to listen to Albright discuss her latest book, "Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948." The book provides a detailed account of how Albright learned of her Jewish heritage along with descriptions of pivotal events in Czech history before and after World War II.
Albright, who was interviewed by Elaine Petrocelli of Book Passage, explained that she left the country of her birth, Czechoslovakia, when she was 2, and didn't find out about her Jewish background until she was being vetted for the job of secretary of state in 1996.
It was then, Albright said, that she received a letter from someone who wrote, "My family knew your family and they were a fine Jewish family." Albright couldn't dismiss the writer as a crank because all of the supporting information contained in the letter — "the names, dates and villages" — were correct.
And a week later Albright received confirmation from Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs, who was doing a profile of her.
"He comes into my office," Albright said, " and all of a sudden he gives me these distressful documents, which are the cards — the Nazis were very organized — that had the names of various people in my family saying what date they had been shipped to concentration camps."
Albright said, "The only way I can describe how I felt is, it was as if I was the first woman ever asked to represent my country in a marathon and then as I was about to start I was given a heavy package and told to unwrap it as I ran."
Albright said one of the major themes of her new book is how difficult it is to make moral decisions. For example, she recounted how one of her young cousins died in a concentration camp because her parents chose not to send the girl to England. They thought life there would be too hard for her. Albright also provided a more global example, recounting how citizens in Czechoslovakia after World War II voted to put Communists in charge of the government.
"We all think that decisions are black and white. They're not," Albright said. "There are an awful lot of gray areas and tradeoffs that are made and this period 1937 to 1948 shows a lot of them."
Responding to questions submitted by the audience at the end of her talk, Albright discussed the current state of relations with North Korea. In 2000, Albright made an official state visit to North Korea and met Kim Jong-il, the communist leader of North Korea.
"Our intelligence said he was crazy and a pervert," Albright said. "I found out he wasn't crazy."
She also described a press conference she conducted with Kim Jong-il.
"It was like something out of the 1950s with these old cameras," she said. "We're standing there next to each other. We were about the same height. I knew that I had on high heels then I looked over at him and he had high heels. His hair was a lot poofier than mine."
All joking aside, however, Albright concluded on a sober note, "I think it is very, very serious. I think they do lie to us and bluff. We are trying to figure out what the right tools are to deal with them."
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He hates his pic taken he attacked the camera!
He is staring at geese and ducks and wants to eat em!
His war face!
Zeus, my Bernese at 4.5 months old
Hes almost 10 months now though.
All kinds of kitties. Cute kitties and doggies everyone has.
Just remember, please reduce the size of your pictures. Would definitely help a lot.
Aww @ your wee one Mine fights to get into the shower with me, slightly retarded dog is slightly retarded.
Everyone is posting cute pics of cats and dogs, and im just sitting here breeding pythons.
I love snakes
The cat I adopted from the shelter wasn't very friendly towards my other cat so had to return her. Even though I asked for a cat that worked well with other cats, and they showed us her.
Adoped a 5 month kitten instead(now 7 months old), and it goes great!
"Mio"(the kitten) left, "Chili"(1,5 yo) to the right
Dog's going absolutely full blown bonkers over his christmaspresents Oinking pig ftw. Shame its life shall be short.
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Hey guys! So I just got a Ferret for x-mas from my gf (Not a suprise , we talked it over ofcourse), and I love the guy so much ^^ Its just the 2 day I got him and we have a long road ahead to train the little bastard but it is such a joy .
He bites alot but its getting better , and he now goes to the bathroom like a grown up boy :P .
Hes name is Smegol , an albino Ferret , here is a photo.
So anyone here has Ferrets? If so share your storys ^^
My westie, she's like the fluffiest (and most spoiled:P) dog ever.
Latest addition to my household, my bearded dragon. I've named her/him Naaru (not sure which sex yet, will know in like 6 months or so).
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The Optics Division is exploring new ways to investigate the brain and breast non-invasively and without using harmful, ionizing radiation. The group is working to develop the optical imaging technology as well as apply it for a wide range of basic science and clinical studies. Ultimately, these studies could contribute to better understandings of how the brain works as well as improved screening and detection of a variety of pathologies.
Jan. 14, 2016. Registration for the 2016 fNIRS Course is now open
Mar. 14, 2014. SPIE Highlights Presentation by David Boas
Dec. 16, 2013. Neuroimage celebrates 20 years of functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Oct. 29, 2013. David Boas to serve as editor-in-chief of new journal, Neurophotonics
Oct. 21, 2013. Anna Devor and colleagues have outlined a collective vision for what we can achieve through the NIH BRAIN Initiative


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Anyone who's observant will notice it's not Saturday, the day I had been doing South Beach Recipes of the Week, those yummy, low glycemic index recipes I discover on my favorite food blogs. Truth is, I never could stick to a schedule that well. Still, it's the end of the week, and tomorrow would be a great day to make some soup.
Brendon from Something in Season recently gave a class in Lentil Soups and I bet this version of Spicy Italian Sausage and Lentil Soup was a hit. This recipe sounds great, and like all Brendon's recipes, it's gluten free for those who need to avoid gluten.
Finally, the ultimate vegetable soup from Alanna at A Veggie Venture, and this Zero Points Garden Vegetable Soup is also so diet-aproved it would be a shame not to cook it once in a while. Alanna says be sure not to miss the cabbage, it makes the soup.
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It's finally turned brutally cold here in the Northeast, so I'm definitely in the mood for soup. Thanks for the wonderful recipe choices. If I could send you running water and warmed-up pipes, I would!ReplyDelete
Oh Kalyn, I hope your water problem ends soon. That's no fun! Thanks for including my soup--it was a lot of fun to make and eat that recipe. The other soups look great too. Especially in cold weather.ReplyDelete
You know, it hadn't occurred to me, but there you have it -- it is actually SB-friendly soup. (Just don't go back and look at the pommes de terre recipe, LOL). And for the record, the photograph is by my photog husband, DPaul.ReplyDelete
Kalyn, please don't torture me with that mention of spicy Italian sausage. I can't get that here in Marrakesh!ReplyDelete
Still no water?? That is not good. If you need anything come on over!!ReplyDelete
Lydia, soup is good. Cold weather is not good.ReplyDelete
Sher, not yet. It's now about 44 hours with no water. The good news is that my plumber is here now and I think (hope!) he just found out why it's not thawing.
Sean, fixed the photo credit. Yes, this is about as SB Diet friendly as you can get!
MM, Sorry. Funny how something that's a staple in one area is unheard of in other places.
Maria, thanks. I had a friend come over while I took a shower at Michelle and Todd's house and I'm much better now!
I hope your water problem gets fixed soon. How horrible for you!
Thanks, but it's now 9:15 P.M. and I'm sorry to report, still no water. My plumber discovered that one of the electrical lines hooked up to my pipe had a short in it and no current was getting through. (This was after it had been on the pipe for 18 hours.) It is definitely getting old.ReplyDelete
All these soups look sooooo good! Good luck with the water situation. I'm sending good thoughts.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 27, 2007 at 7:25 AM
Kalyn, I hope by the time you read this, you have water! I cannot think of anything more frustrating for a cook. I want to thank you again for featuring my dressing this week. You are part of every meal in my kitchen now. "Would Kalyn do this?" is my mantra!ReplyDelete
Yes, beans are good carbs.
...I see you sitting down to enjoy a luscious soup today and suddenly...WATER FLOWING INTO THE SINKS and flushing the toilets!!!ReplyDelete
Soups look wonderful.
Hope we (with a little help from the plumber) make it happen for you!
Kalyn, thanks so much for this post. It led me to Something in Season's blog, where I found an amazing recipe for Papaya Cookies! I just made some Lentil soup a couple days ago, but am always on the lookout for different variations and his use of sausage was intriguing. I used 3 lbs. of beef back ribs that the meat counterwoman told me were what was left after cutting Prime rib. All I can say is the soup came out wonderful.ReplyDelete
I'm so happy you're taking the time to comment on Kalyn's Kitchen! I love hearing from people who stop by, especially if you're sharing feedback or asking questions about a recipe I've posted here.
I've recently changed my comment settings so people can comment without signing in, but you will need to check the box to show you're a live person, and comments on older posts won't show up until I publish them. Thanks for understanding!
And if you really like the recipe, Pins, Shares, Tweets, and Yums are always appreciated!


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IN MY MORE than 20 years as a Marin County supervisor, improving public transportation and reducing traffic congestion have been among my top priorities.
I will continue to work hard to find sensible, cost-effective transit solutions. But the Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit project, a single-track commuter line that runs 70 miles from Cloverdale to Larkspur, is neither an effective transit solution nor a good use of our tax dollars.
I am against Measure R, the SMART train quarter-cent sales tax increase I did not come to this decision lightly.
Here are my reasons:
- The train will not provide traffic relief on Highway 101.
Traffic congestion on Highway 101 is the major concern of Marin residents. However, as stated in the project's environmental impact report, SMART will not relieve congestion on Highway 101.
- SMART will increase congestion on critical local arterial routes.
Train traffic (and associated pedestrian traffic) at key intersections in San Rafael will add to the nearly intolerable congestion along Second Street - which is the primary access to San Rafael and Highway 101 for tens of thousands of residents living west of San Rafael and in the upper Ross Valley.
- SMART is not fiscally prudent.
I am extremely reluctant to allocate such an enormous amount of public funds to install permanent infrastructure, and then commit millions annually on top of that, for a system that will serve a fraction of the workforce at an extremely high subsidy rate. Before a step like this is taken, we must explore less expensive, less environmentally invasive and more flexible transit alternatives such as express buses, a dedicated HOV commute lane and aggressive, employer-driven alternative commute programs.
- Large employers in Marin County can and must do more to reduce employee use of single-occupancy vehicles.
Marin County employers, including county government, have not exhausted relatively simple and inexpensive ways to get their employees out of single-occupancy vehicles and into carpools, shuttles, and public transit as a way to alleviate gridlock and congestion. For example, the county of Marin, which has nearly 3,000 employees, has identified roughly 800 job categories that qualify for its new telecommute/telework program.
All major employers of Marin County need to develop, implement and support telecommute and flex-work programs in both the private and public sector.
If the goal is to reduce commuter traffic and greenhouse gas emissions, then the major employers in both Sonoma and Marin counties need to pull out all the stops to get their employees out of single-occupancy vehicles.
Let's not commit to a 20-year tax that will benefit so few, when we have yet to fully implement viable alternatives that will truly make a difference.
Hal Brown represents the Ross Valley and parts of San Rafael and Larkspur on the Marin County Board of Supervisors. He lives in Sleepy Hollow.


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Old Tunnel Bat Volunteers Needed
FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — Central Texans who want to learn more about bats and help teach others about these creatures of the night are being urged to volunteer at Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The former railroad tunnel, now a state Wildlife Management Area, offers evening bat flight viewings for visitors during warmer months.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is now recruiting volunteers to help at the Old Tunnel WMA, located between Fredericksburg and Comfort on Old San Antonio Road.
About three million Mexican free-tailed bats and thousands of Cave myotis bats inhabit the Old Tunnel WMA.
Volunteers can choose from a variety of activities to help with, such as teaching visitors about bats, giving presentations about the history of the Old Tunnel, helping with merchandise sales, or just helping to keep the trails and public areas looking nice. Volunteers can also participate in plant and animal surveys, build trails, or work in local schools to teach children about the interesting life history of bats.
The Volunteer Program is open to those of all ages and skill levels. Current volunteers range in age from 5-75 and training is provided. Volunteers can commit to helping as much or as little as they want. Some volunteer as individuals, while others volunteer as a family. A wide variety of volunteer activities are available for kids and adults, and specialized training is provided for both.
If you are interested in joining the fun and the growing Old Tunnel Volunteer Program, you are encouraged to attend the upcoming Volunteer Training Feb. 25-27 in Mason. During a relaxing and informative weekend, you will learn about bats, how to teach people about bats, and much more!
In addition to nightly bat-viewing, educational presentations are offered Thursday through Sunday from May 1 through Oct. 31.
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Little Rock, Ark. Pollo Campero, a Guatemalan restaurant chain, has teamed up with Wal-Mart Stores to expand its reach to the nation's growing Hispanic population. The restaurant has opened its first location inside a Wal-Mart Supercenter, in Rowlett, Texas.
Officials at Pollo Campero's U.S. arm, Campero USA Corp., said they hope to expand its reach into more than 20 Wal-Mart locations across the country by the end of 2009.


text: A damask bedding collection in colors of linen, ivory and bronze, the Legacy Home Haven bedding ensemble gives any bedroom an elegant look and feel. The Haven bedding is traditional refined. Available shams coordinate the duvet; a Glynn Linen Vintage European sham available in sizes of 28x28 or 26x26 in a solid linen color accented with a Greek Key tape along the edge; a Glynn Linen Serenity standard and king sham in a solid linen color; and a standard and king sham matching the duvet.


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Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Conditioner for Color Treated or Permed Hair Reviews
greatdetangles like no ones business and smells wonderful, it's a great price and a little goes a long way, not to mention I love how the container is formed so I don't have to keep smacking the bottom of a bottle for the last of the conditioner because it's already where I need it to be. — 7 years, 6 months agoBon_Bon | 522 reviews
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Affordable and solid conditionerThe best feature is the scent. This creamy conditioner is one of the better Fructis conditioner series for my thick/dry/color treated hair. It leaves my hair soft and shiney, but not greasy. It is easy to find at drugstores and definitely worth the price. — 7 years, 6 months agoluckybetty | 895 reviews
Good for highlightsThis is a reasonably priced conditioner that works well for the first few weeks after my fine hair is highlighted. After that it weighs down my hair too much. It also is very heavily fragranced with a strong but nice citrus smell--I think it makes my scalp itch after awhile so watch out if you have sensitive skin. — 7 years, 6 months agoThorne | 456 reviews
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GreatGood shampoo for the money. Makes hair feel great, silky and soft but not too soft. Very manageable hair!! — 7 years, 6 months agomissheatherette | 438 reviews
silk from a sows earI have very thick shoulder length hair, and after I shampoo my hair feels like a straw nest, but when I apply this conditioner it releases all tangles and knots leaving it like silk. Also leaves my color glossy and bright, — 9 years, 11 months agothedragonslady | 483 reviews
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UnexpectedI am used to buying expensive hair products cuz I always have such a hard time with my hair so when I decided to give this a try I didn't think I would like it but after using it ony a couple times my hair felt so good and the color stayed very well! Very impressed! — 7 years, 6 months agoKikikins625 | 457 reviews
Left hair feeling slimyI don't have oily hair. In fact, I have dry hair. But this left my hair feeling oily and gross. Hate it. Glad it was d/c'd. — 5 years, 2 months agoNicole1021 | 210 reviews
hair color keeperGarnier's products for color treated hair does what it promises-it helps keep your hair color longer. I love the way my hair looks and feels after using this. — 7 years, 6 months agoMiss_Vicki | 271 reviews
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favorite drug store brandbecause of the smell I prefer this to any other drug store brand. When I have high-lights this is the Garnier conditioner that I use, usually w/ the corresponding shampoo. I really like how it smells, I don't particularly like conditioner ever day. I use it maybe ever third day and sparingly b/c I have fine hair. — 7 years, 6 months agomamacita11 | 234 reviews
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Stock prices are, of course, the ultimate barometer of what investors think about the outlook for equities. At the moment, these would indicate that investors are either unenthusiastic about another term for President Obama, or are pessimistic about the likelihood of solving the fiscal cliff. Looking beyond the market itself, however, we can look at some various polls, surveys and such for insight into what the market thinks.
The CFA Institute recently surveyed its members on whether the fiscal cliff will be averted. This isn't normally an optimistic bunch, but more than 70% think the cliff will be averted. This same group believes the economic news will dominate other factors, such as earnings, in driving stock-market returns in 2013.
Source: CFA Institute SmartBrief Reader Survey
Meanwhile, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch recently surveyed a number of hedge-fund managers to gauge their sentiment. This group is even more optimistic, with net long exposure at its highest level since June 2007! These folks buy into the improving economic indicators, and are optimistic China growth will surge. They are bearish on Europe and Japan, but don't believe they will blow up global growth. However -- this group does not believe the fiscal cliff is fully priced into the market yet.
Source: Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
On a separate note, here's one last commentary on the election -- in particular, the money spent to elect the president. This cycle, we spent nearly $6 billion to elect the leader of the free world for the next four years. At first glance that may seem shocking, but consider the following.
1. In a country of 311 million, we spent all of $19 per person.
2. In a country with a gross domestic product of $15 trillion, we spent 0.04% of our economic output on choosing our leadership.
3. In 2011, Coca Cola (KO) spent $17 billion on selling, general and administrative expenses. It spent nearly 3x the U.S. electoral budget simply to remind people to drink fizzy sugar water.
4) Procter & Gamble (PG) spent $26 billion on SG&A in 2011. It spent 4x our electoral budget to remind people to buy diapers for their babies and soap for the shower.
5) Mondelez (MDLZ) (formerly Kraft) spent $12 billion in SG&A last year. It spent 2x our electoral budget reminding people to buy Cheez Whiz and Oreos.
Is the electoral budget really a waste? I could argue that, compared with the money we spend marketing completely trivial items in our daily life, we in fact far underspend the amount we should to determine the leader of the free world.


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Tornado Preparedness Day Is March 17
March 10, 2009
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Tuesday, March 17, is Tornado Preparedness Day in Virginia. A statewide tornado drill is scheduled for 9:45 a.m., providing an opportunity to practice tornado safety plans and prepare students, employees and residents should a tornado warning be issued.
Schools, businesses, organizations and families in Fairfax County are encouraged to participate in the drill, which is a joint effort of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service. At 9:45 a.m. on March 17, the NWS will send a "test" tornado warning on NOAA Weather Radio, which will prompt radio and television stations to broadcast a test message.
When choosing safe areas, remember that tornadoes strike at all hours. Safe places need to be easy to get to and uncluttered in case of darkness when people may not be fully awake or the power is out.
For additional information about the tornado drill or to register to participate, visit the Virginia Department of Emergency Management Web site.
Should residents face a real tornado, the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management offers these tornado safety tips:
"Go low and stay low," which means to go to the lowest level of a
structure away from windows and crouch in a low position with your head
Mobile homes and cars are extremely unsafe during a tornado. Take cover
inside a nearby sturdy building. If that's not possible, lie down in a
ditch away from your mobile home or car and cover your head with your
Know the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. A
watch means current weather conditions may result in a tornado. A
tornado warning means a tornado has been sighted. When a tornado
warning is issued for your area, take cover immediately.
Be aware that the majority of tornadoes occur between 3 and 9 p.m.
Think of where you would normally be during that time – at school, at
work or in the car. You may only have a few seconds to react. Decide
now where you would go if a tornado warning is issued.
Have a weather radio nearby so you can listen for tornado watches and
warnings. Tornadoes also can occur with little or no advance warning.
If the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning for your area,
your weather radio will sound an alert, indicating you need to move to
a safe area immediately.
Remember that tornadoes can occur any time of the year and often strike
with little or no advance warning.
The Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management also encourages residents to sign up for the Community Emergency Alert Network (CEAN). The CEAN will deliver important emergency alerts, notifications and updates to county residents during severe weather, a major crisis or emergency.
Messages will be delivered to e-mail accounts, cell phones, text pagers, satellite phones and wireless PDAs registered on the system. In addition, residents may register for severe weather 24/7 or severe weather 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, both include alerts for tornado watches and warnings. Register online.
For more information about tornado preparedness, visit the county's Emergency Information and Tornado Preparedness pages, or call the Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management at 571-350-1000, TTY 711.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
703-324-3189, TTY 711, Media Pager: 703-324-NEWS (6397)
To request this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-3187, TTY 711


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Not even 5,300-plus miles and a 16-hour time separation could eliminate the effect of last Friday's tsunami that resulted from the earthquake in Japan.
Small but powerful tsunami waves were acutely felt in the harbor in Santa Cruz, Calif., where boats large and small were knocked around and overturned in a domino-like effect. Damage in the harbor is expected to exceed $25 million.
The two videos that follow show the perspective of two onlookers as the wave enters the harbor.http://www.soundingsonline.com/news/dispatches/862-march-15-2011/279242-video-an-astounding-domino-effect
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