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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With $9 million left over from a $126.3 million federal stimulus grant, West Virginia technology officials are reviewing seven proposals to spend the money, including a $1.1 million project to buy a tour bus that would travel the state and spread the word about the advantages of high-speed Internet service.
Bridgeport-based Citynet, which set up a website criticizing the state's use of the stimulus funds, submitted the "iBus" proposal this week.
Citynet also would use the stimulus funds to equip the tour bus with laptops and iPads.
"The bus will demo technology and expose people to the Internet," said Citynet CEO Jim Martin, who serves on the West Virginia Broadband Deployment Council.
A state Office of Technology committee plans to select the best of the seven project ideas and submit them to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's office and the National Telecommunications & Information Administration -- the federal agency overseeing the stimulus grant -- for approval.
West Virginia must use the estimated $9 million in leftover funds by Feb. 13 or risk having to return the unspent grant money to the federal government.
"It's a short time frame, so we're trying to expedite the process," said Gale Given, West Virginia's chief technology officer.
Four companies and a state agency requested a combined $15 million, so not all projects will be funded.
"Overall, it's a pretty good mix," Given said Thursday. "We didn't really have any specific project in mind when we put out the request . . .� ."
WVNET, a state Internet-services agency that works primarily with West Virginia's colleges and universities, submitted two proposals.
The agency requested $2.13 million to help the Kanawha County Public Library system set up video-conferencing "hubs" and a video repository.
The project would establish video centers at the Main Library in downtown Charleston, and at the Elk Valley, Riverside and St. Albans branch libraries. Library leaders hope to use the equipment for educational programs and staff training.
"It's so they can be a 21st-century library," said Dan O'Hanlon, executive director of WVNET and chairman of the state broadband council.
WVNET also requested $3.7 million for a second project that would expand the state's ability to store data. The agency has proposed purchasing three "Global Environment for Network Innovations [GENI] racks."
"The federal government has announced that, for the U.S. to remain a leader in network innovation, GENI racks should be deployed in every state so our researchers can continue to create the best network in the world," O'Hanlon said.
�Citynet also requested funds for two projects.
The bus project -- called an Internet Broadband Utilization Service, or iBUS -- would travel to West Virginia's most rural areas for the next 10 years, according to the company's proposal.
Visitors would learn how to use the Internet to "stay in touch with friends and family, search and apply for jobs, seek advice and save money online," the proposal states.
Martin, who has criticized the state government for using the $126.3 million in stimulus funds to create a broadband network that solely benefits Citynet competitor Frontier Communications, said bus visitors also would be asked to fill out a survey. The answers would help inform government officials about access to high-speed Internet in West Virginia.
"We'll see how broadband is working and how it's not working," Martin said.
Citynet also proposed spending $5.4 million to set up nine "GigaPoP" facilities that would funnel data and connect to the national Internet "backbone" network in Pittsburgh and Columbus. The data facilities would increase the state's Internet transport capacity, and subsequently drive down costs for customers who use broadband service, Martin said.
"We can effectively lower the cost of Internet 20 times," he said. "People will be able to get cheap, affordable Internet."
Other proposals:
n Buckhannon-based Micrologic requested $1.8 million to upgrade its wireless-Internet tower network with new radios and other equipment. Micrologic President Emiel Butcher said the improvements would increase customers' download speeds significantly in up to eight counties.
"We'll directly impact your average Internet customer in the state," Butcher said Thursday.
n Wheeling-based StratusWave Communications has requested $875,000 to expand its existing 200-mile wireless broadband network.
n Foundation Telecommunications Inc. of Arkansas wants to spend $55,000 on a satellite broadband network. The company has a satellite network in Wyoming.
Given said some broadband project proposals that make the final cut might have to be bid out. She was putting together the project selection committee this week.
"We'll be following the appropriate purchasing rules in what we decide to do," she said.
West Virginia is using the bulk of the $126.3 million in stimulus funds to bring high-speed fiber-optic cable to more than 1,000 "community anchor institutions" -- schools, libraries, health centers, 911 centers, State Police barracks, county courthouses and state agencies.
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Yahoo editors have selected this article as a favorite of 2013. It first ran on Yahoo Shopping on Feb. 1st and was one of the most popular stories of the year.
Epicurious indulged in 13 brands of vanilla ice cream, but only one got rave reviews from the editors.
W hen it comes to vanilla ice cream, you might be tempted to ask whether there's really that much of a difference in taste from one brand to another. But having tried 13 different brands of vanilla, we can positively confirm it: Not all vanilla is created equal.
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In search of the best vanilla scoop, we started by excluding French vanilla and vanilla bean varieties in favor of plain old basic vanilla. What did we want from the perfect pint? A natural-looking frozen scoop that can be enjoyed in a bowl, on top of a sugar cone, or à la mode.
Best Vanilla Ice Cream:
Whole Foods Market Vanilla Ice Cream
Pros: "This one really stood out because of its perfectly milky taste and whipped mousselike consistency," stated one judge.
Others liked its snow-white appearance and the fact that it's made from only six ingredients.
Cons: Can be bought only at Whole Foods Market.
Editors' Rating: 4 forks out of 4
First Runner-Up:
Breyers Natural Vanilla ($4.99)
Pros: All judges commended this pick for being just sweet and creamy enough, capturing the essence of vanilla.
Cons: Some believed it lacks that signature vanilla fragrance.
Editors' Rating: 3.5 forks out of 4
Second Runner-Up:
Ben & Jerry's Vanilla ($4.69)
Pros: "Good, thick consistency and precise vanilla flavor," stated one judge. "Creammmy," said another.
Cons: Contains more fat per serving than the others.
Editors' Rating: 3 forks out of 4
The Other Contenders
Most tasters thought SoCo Creamery was icy and tasted fruity, almost pineapple-y. 365 Organic was an unappealing yellow color, very thick and surprisingly bland.
And while we're fans of Blue Marble's other flavors, their brand's vanilla missed the mark: "Tastes like bad vanilla frosting," said one judge. "Needs a serious dosage of hot fudge," suggested another.
Additional Taste Test Details
All 13 types of vanilla ice cream evaluated are available nationwide in supermarkets or online. Listed from highest to lowest score achieved, they are: Whole Foods Market Vanilla Ice Cream, Breyers Natural Vanilla, Ben & Jerry's Vanilla, La Salle, Turkey Hill Original Vanilla, Häagen-Dazs, Graeter's, Stonyfield Farm Gotta Have Vanilla, Ronnybrook Farm, Edy's Slow Churned Classic Vanilla, SoCo Creamery, 365 Organic, Blue Marble.
Methodology: In a blind taste test, judges compared the flavor, consistency, and appearance of 13 types of vanilla ice cream. Results were ranked using the Epicurious four-fork rating system (four being best).
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Dexmedetomidine in Patients After Intracranial Surgery
This study has been completed.
Capital Medical University
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Jian-Xin Zhou, Capital Medical University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: September 30, 2011
Last updated: January 25, 2014
Last verified: January 2014
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Detailed Description:
Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective a2-adrenoreceptor agonist that produces dose-dependent sedation and analgesia without respiratory depression. Dexmedetomidine has been used in critically ill medical, surgical, and pediatric patients. No study has been designed specifically to evaluate dexmedetomidine uses in the neurocritical care population. The primary objective is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of dexmedetomidine for prophylactic analgesia and sedation in patients after intracranial surgery.
|Central Nervous System Diseases
|Drug: Dexmedetomidine Drug: Normal saline
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Use of Dexmedetomidine for Prophylactic Analgesia and Sedation in Patients After Intracranial Surgery (Prophylactic Analgesia and Sedation Trial, PASTrial)
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Neurologic Diseases
Drug Information available for: DexmedetomidineU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Jian-Xin Zhou, Capital Medical University:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Mean percentage of hours of optimal sedation. [ Time Frame: 24 hours postoperative ]Optimal sedation is defined as SAS score 4.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Percentage of patients with agitation and receiving additional sedatives. [ Time Frame: During the first 24 hours postoperatively ]Agitation is defined as SAS above 4. Patients are given midazolam as agitation.
Other Outcome Measures:
- Percentage of patients with adverse events. [ Time Frame: During the first 24 hours postoperatively ]Adverse events include hypotension, bradycardia, airway obstruction, apnea, and consciousness disorders
|Study Start Date:
|October 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|February 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Dexmedetomidine group
Drug: Dexmedetomidine
Intravenous infusion at rate of 0.4μg/kg/h, during the first 24 hours postoperatively
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo group
Drug: Normal saline
as placebo
Detailed Description:
The PASTrial is a non-commercial, multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double blinded clinical trial. The study compares dexmedetomidine versus normal saline (placebo) in patients after intracranial surgery with delayed extubation. In dexmedetomidine group, infusion (0.4μg/kg/h) is started when patients are admitted to neuro-intensive care unit for postoperative recovery. In control group, patients receive normal saline infusion at the same rate and volume in dexmedetomidine group. The patient's level of sedation is assessed by Sedation-Agitation Scale (SAS) per hour. Midazolam is administered in 0.3-0.5 mg bolus or continuous infusion as SAS above 4. The study is designed primarily to compare the percentage of patients with agitation and requiring midazolam infusion in the 2 study arms.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients after intracranial surgery with delayed extubation
Exclusion Criteria:
- emergency operation
- brain stem operation
- preoperative consciousness disorders or epilepsy
- bradycardia, hypotension, acute myocardial infarction, second- or third degree heart block, or need continuous infusions of vasopressor before the start of study drug infusion
- patients enrolled in another trial
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01445639
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01445639
|China, Beijing
|Neuro-ICU, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
|Beijing, Beijing, China, 100050
Sponsors and Collaborators
Capital Medical University
|Study Chair:
|Jian-Xin Zhou, MD
|Neuro-ICU, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University
More Information
Keywords provided by Jian-Xin Zhou, Capital Medical University:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Jian-Xin Zhou, Professor, Capital Medical University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01445639 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2009-03-28 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: Beijing Municipal Health Bureau, Beijing, China )
|Study First Received:
|September 30, 2011
|Last Updated:
|January 25, 2014
Keywords provided by Jian-Xin Zhou, Capital Medical University:
postoperative care
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nervous System Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Adrenergic Agonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
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Smiles of a Summer Night [1955] [Criterion] (BLU)
Ingmar Bergman
After fifteen films that received mostly local acclaim, the 1955 comedy Smiles Of A Summer Night (Sommarnattens leende) at last ushered in an international audience for Ingmar Bergman. In turn-of-the-century Sweden, four men and four women of different classes attempt to navigate the laws of attraction. During a weekend in the country, the women collude to force the men's hands in matters of the heart, exposing their pretensions and insecurities along the way. Chock-full of flirtatious propositions and sharp witticisms delivered by such Swedish screen legends as Gunnar Bjornstrand and Harriet Andersson, Smiles Of A Summer Night is one of cinema's great erotic comedies.
Product Details
- Starring: Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Margit Carlquist, Gunnar Bjornstrand
- Format: Black & White, Dolby
- Language: Swedish
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: The Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 05/03/2011
- Run Time: 108 minutes
- Catalogue #: 237
Special Features
- Video introduction to the film by director Ingmar Bergman
- Video introduction to the film by director Ingmar Bergman Video conversation between Bergman scholar Peter Cowie and writer Jorn Donner, executive producer of Fanny And Alexander
- Booklet featuring an essay by theater and film critic John Simon and a 1961 review by film critic Pauline Kael


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I did experiment with Whole Wheat and Oatmeal Irish Soda Bread last year, and made some for my dad and stepmother when I went to their house to cook for them, something I had the pleasure of doing on Tuesdays for the last few years. That memory of making Irish Soda bread at their house was nice to think about while I was making this new version, slightly sweet from the agave nectar and delicious. I wish I could have made it for them this Tuesday.
Agave-Sweetened100% Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (or use other whole wheat flour, but this flour gives a nice delicate crumb)
1 cup white whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
3 T agave nectar (I used amber, could also use honey)
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, scrape dough out onto the paper, and shape into an oval or circle a few inches high. (I wet a rubber scraper and used it to shape the loaf.) Bake at 375F/190C for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out clean. (Start checking after 20 minutes. I baked the bread in this photo for 23 minutes, and it was starting to get fairly brown on the bottom.)
South Beach Suggestions:
Using low-glycemic agave nectar and all whole wheat flour makes this bread a great choice for phase two or three of the South Beach Diet. Butter isn't recommended for South Beach, but you could splurge if you make it on St. Patrick's Day. Peanut butter would be great on this.
More Irish Soda Bread to Try:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
White Whole Wheat and Oatmeal Irish Soda Bread from Kalyn's Kitchen
Irish Soda Bread Recipes from BlogHer
Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread from A Mingling of Tastes
Gluten-Free Irish Soda Bread with Millet from Karina's Kitchen
Irish Soda Bread Muffins from Kitchen Parade
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WASHINGTON - The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Obama's gun-control drive as a small but mounting number of Republicans appear willing to buck a conservative effort to prevent debate from even beginning.
Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced his decision Tuesday as the White House, congressional Democrats and relatives of the victims of December's mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., amped up pressure on GOP lawmakers to allow debate and votes on gun-control proposals. Twenty first-graders and six educators were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School, turning gun control into a top-tier national issue.
Meanwhile, participants from both parties said a bipartisan deal was imminent on expanding required federal background checks for gun purchases conducted at gun shows and online. The two chief negotiators, Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., were expected to announce the compromise today.
An agreement on background checks - the cornerstone of Obama's plan to restrict firearms - could boost bipartisan support for the overall effort, at least initially, because Manchin and Toomey are among their parties' most conservative members. But the ultimate fate of gun legislation remains unclear, clouded by opposition from many Republicans and moderate Democrats in the Democratic-led Senate and the GOP-run House.
The emerging deal would expand required federal background checks to sales at gun shows and online, but exempt transactions like face-to-face, noncommercial purchases, said several Senate aides and lobbyists who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the private talks.
Currently, the checks are required only for sales through licensed gun dealers.
On the Senate floor, Reid pointed to a poster-sized photo of a white picket fence that had slats bearing the names of the Newtown victims.
"We have a responsibility to safeguard these little kids," said Reid. "And unless we do something more than what's the law today, we have failed."
"We don't have the guts to stand up and vote yes or no? We want to vote maybe? Tell that to the families in Newtown" and other communities where there have been mass shootings, said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.
But Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, one of 13 conservative senators who signed a letter promising to try blocking debate, said the Senate bill puts "burdens on law-abiding citizens exercising a constitutional right." He said none of its provisions "would have done anything to prevent the horrible tragedy of Sandy Hook."
Obama was calling senators from both parties Tuesday to push for the gun bill, according to a White House official. A Senate vote to begin debating the guns package would mark a temporary victory for Obama and his allies.
Some Republicans, though eager to avoid blocking debate, could vote against the measure on final passage. Coupled with resistance by leaders of the GOP-run House to main parts of Obama's effort - including bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines - the ultimate outcome seems shaky for Democrats.
Reid said he did not know if he had the 60 votes he will need to defeat the conservatives' roadblock. But at least eight Republicans have said they want to begin debate or have indicated a willingness to consider it: Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, Susan Collins of Maine, Roy Blunt of Missouri and Mark Kirk of Illinois.
But some moderate Democrats are remaining noncommittal and might oppose opening the gun debate, including Sens. Mark Begich of Alaska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas, who are seeking re-election next year.
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Marcus Luer is the Founder & Group CEO of Total Sports Asia & Managing Director of GLORY Sports International, the leading Stand up fighting League in the world. It is not an MMA organization, nor is it boxing. It's an international kickboxing juggernaut called GLORY and they have momentum, finances, and talent to back them up. GLORY has come a long way since it began and Marcus thinks he knows why.
"Fighting sports in the past, they've struggled to establish themselves and be profitable. The problem has always been lack of funding. If you compare a $300,000 tournament in our sport to a tournament in sports like golf or things like that – it's a very small event. The top tennis players wouldn't even show up to a tournament with that prize. Why aren't big money prizes in kickboxing and other sports. The money behind it hasn't been there because there hasn't been enough television, funding, and advertising in place to make those events happen and to pay that money out".
The GLORY World Series (gloryworldseries-px.rtrk.co.uk) is the world's premier stand-up fighting league, staging events across the globe and offering up to $1,000,000 in prize money to successful fighters in 16-man grand prix tournaments which are open to only the very best fighters in each weight class.
With television deals spanning every continent plus a ground-breaking online video streaming system and the world's largest online martial arts library, GLORY is one of the world's most widely-broadcast sporting organizations already.
Owned and operated by Glory Sports International (GSI), the organization has offices in Holland, the UK, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Its personnel include prominent hedge-fund investors, the pioneering sports marketing agency Total Sport Asia and several executives from the Golden Glory and It's Showtime team.
The promotion was originally known as Ultimate Glory before a lawsuit with Zuffa, the company behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship, forced a name change to United Glory.
Their first major event, Ultimate Glory 11: A Decade of Fights, was held at Amsterdam Centraal on October 17, 2009 and was headlined by Alexey Ignashov and Semmy Schilt. It also featured a host of other top stars such as Nieky Holzken, Ruslan Karaev, Alistair Overeem and Errol Zimmerman. This event was shown on the HDNet television network.
The 2010-2011 Glory World Series began. It featured an MMA tournament and kickboxing tournament. The first event was held in Amsterdam and the second in Charleroi, Belgium. The finals took place in Moscow, Russia in May 2011 at United Glory 14, where Gokhan Saki won the kickboxing tournament and Siyar Bahadurzada won the MMA tournament.
Glory has morphed since then in to a global powerhouse with an impressive stable of fighters. They've picked up stars like Peter Aerts, Semmy Schilt, Gokhan Saki, Errol Zimmerman, Jerome Le Banner, Giorgio Petrosyan, and Remy Bonjasky to stack their cards with talent.
On Saturday, October 6, 2012 his hiatus will come to an end and 'The Flying Gentleman' will climb between the ropes and square off with one of the sport's brightest rising stars, Brazilian standout Anderson 'Braddock' Silva (32-7, 22 KO's). The bout headlines 'GLORY 2 Brussels' at Vorst National Arena, the biggest kickboxing event in Brussels history.


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My very first thought when we launched our Green-Up Your Workplace Challenge here at Vermont Woods Studios was "I can't wait to get those toxic cleaning products out of our bathroom!" There's nothing worse than walking into a 'freshly cleaned bathroom' and needing to open the window to dissipate the smell of bleach and chemicals. I was quick to volunteer for the task of purchasing a new assortment of green cleaning products. Permission granted!
My personal aversion to the odor of chemical-based products aside, there are a variety of factors to consider when selecting cleaning products:
Important reasons to consider when going green with your clean:
- When toxic chemicals are sprayed, dumped, rinsed or washed the hazardous environmental effects are outstanding
- 6 billion pounds of chemicals are dumed into the environment each year
- Cancer, autism, birth defects, skin & respiratory sensitivies and asthma are on the rise without adequate explanation why
Possible environmental consequences of using chemical cleaning products:
- Air pollution
- Bioaccumulation of toxic substances in plants and animals
- Endocrine disruption in wildlife, which affects reproductive ability
- Ozone depletion
- Water pollution
And, if the above isn't enough to convince you, consider the following warning label comparison:
Warning Label Clorox Clean-Up reads: Eye & Skin Irritant: Causes substantial but temporary eye injury. Do not get in eyes or on clothing. Wear protect eyewear (really?) Harmful if swallowed. For sensitive skin or prolonged use wear gloves. Avoid prolonged breathing of vapors and use in well ventilated areas. (Yeesh! – did they forget the hazmat suit?)
Warning Label Biokleen Bac-Out Bathroom Cleaner: Caution: In case of eye contact, flush eyes with cool water for 15 minutes. In case of ingestion, do not induce vomitting; drink plenty of water to dilute. (That was easy)
Have I convinced you yet? Here comes the reinforcement…
- Animal Testing – I'll leave the gory details to your imagination but let's face it, choosing products which use No Animal Testing and No Animal Ingredients should be a no-brainer in 2012. Store shelves provide a variety options and alternatives for friendlier choices that don't include a science lab full of beagles testing your bathroom cleaner for skin allergies…
Products from earth-friendly companies like Biokleen (my personal favorite), Ecover, Seventh Generation offer a safe and comprehensive product line for cleaning your office and home. Many products are available in concentrated form which also helps keep our planet green. Less waste in plastic bottles and containers has a direct impact on our energy consumption and pollution from manufacturing. In many cases these concentrated products are very cost effective because you're not paying for the bottle over and over again. I've been using Biokleen for years and strongly recommend them. Not only are their products safe and green they actually work and smell wonderful!
So, let's recap: Choosing to green-up your workplace by replacing toxic cleaning products laden with harsh chemicals with green cleaning alternatives is my # 1 choice because it:
- Removes harsh chemicals from the air
- Keeps chemicals from leeching into our water systems and plants
- Prevents negative effects on the reproduction of our wildlife
- Keeps the air quality safe for myself, my coworkers & our customers
- No hazmat suit, protective eyewear or gloves required
- No Animal Testing or Animal Products
- Concentrated formulas save on waste and pollution
- Smells great – no artificial fragrances, colors or preservatives
Now head on over to the Vermont Woods Studios Virtual Green-Up Your Workplace Challenge and show your love for my #1 green-up tip. Be sure to share your green cleaning tips with the rest of us and tell us how you're greening up your workplace too!
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PLANO, Texas JCPenney announced that its new Foundry Big & Tall Supply Co. division will launch a new retail concept catering to the men's big-and-tall customer. With plans to open 300 stores -- as well as an ecommerce website -- over the next five years, The Foundry Big & Tall Supply Co. will carry an extensive assortment of highly sought-after national men's brands along with The Foundry Supply Co. private brand merchandise, offering an upscale, one-stop-shop for the big-and-tall customer, JCPenney reported.
"With big & tall customers making up over 50% of the male population and spending nearly $6 billion on apparel, footwear and accessories, we saw an opportunity to serve the fashionable and professional big & tall customer who is often frustrated by the lack of sizes and fits, availability of brands and the overall lack of customer service in their category," said Myron Ullman, III, chairman and chief executive officer. "Offering an upscale environment and extensive assortments of apparel, footwear and furnishings created with them in mind, The Foundry Big & Tall Supply Co. is positioned to address all of the needs of the big & tall customer -- one of the largest and fastest growing segments in the market place today."
The Foundry Big & Tall Supply Co. plans to open 10 specialty stores in May 2011, following the April 2011 launch of its ecommerce website and aggressively expand nationwide to 150 stores by 2013, reaching a total of 300 stores over the next five years. The stand alone, specialty retail stores will be up to 6,000 sq. ft., and be staffed with dedicated associates.
Steve Lossing, a retail executive with over 20 years of menswear experience, including eight years with JCPenney, has been named president of The Foundry and will be responsible for the overall retail operations.


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Hotel Amadeus Salzburg
Hotel Amadeus is a small, traditional and exclusive hotel, located in the heart of the historic city center of Salzburg
Our hotel is built in traditional Salzburg style dating back 500 years and is situated in a quiet street directly in the pedestrian area. For generations we have welcomed guests to our tastefully decorated hotel with a comfortable atmosphere.
In the "AMADEUS" you are staying in a typical Salzburg "old town house". It's a hotel with historic background and a lot of charm. The team at the front desk is happy to help with words and deeds regarding restaurant recommendations, reservations for the best "Salzburger Nockerl", cultural tips and a lot more throughout your stay.
We lay special attention to attractive prices and are offering moderate prices in the heart of the old town!
The Hotel Amadeus is the ideal hotel for your city vacation in Salzburg. Most sights like Mozart Birthplace, the Getreidegasse, the Fortress Hohensalzburg, the Mirabell Gardens and also the Salzburg Congress are just a short walk away.
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In conversation, Mike Shannon is so unassuming and down to earth that you might have to remind yourself that he is in fact a legendary figure whose acclaimed guitar craft dates back to the earliest days of Jackson® and Charvel®. Shannon started work at Charvel in 1980 and had a major hand in designing and building many famous guitar models by Charvel and, later, Jackson. Despite having little guitar-building experience before 1980, he was already a veteran woodworker with years of experience and expertise, and he proceeded to build fine instruments for many of metal's sharpest shredders.
Shannon joined the Fender Custom Shop in 2000 as a master builder, but returned to the Charvel/Jackson fold as a senior master builder in 2003 when Fender acquired both guitar makers. He is a veteran woodworker with years of experience and expertise, and he continues to some of the most sought out instruments for many of metal's sharpest shredders.Back to Top »
Dave Nichols—nicknamed "Red Dave" for his long red hair and beard—joined the Jackson® Custom Shop in 2005 after a 16-year stint at the Fender® Custom Shop, and became a master builder in 2006. An avid woodworker since high school, Nichols has always been into "messing with stuff with my hands." He'd never built a guitar before da friend's suggestion led to his arrival at the Fender Custom Shop in 1989, where his love for music natural talent and practiced woodworking expertise served him well.
Nichols rose through the ranks steadily as an apprentice instrument builder with a particular gift for inlay work, and when "an opportunity to build something new" arose at Jackson in 2005, "Red" was ready. "I love being the guy who makes dreams come true," he said. "That's our motto—making dreams come true. It's awesome when people come through here and I can watch them turn into kids in a candy store."Back to Top »
Pat McGarry joined Charvel® and Jackson® back in the original era, in 1982. Having previously worked with Mike Shannon at a custom furniture maker, McGarry was already an experienced woodworker. He started by making ebony fingerboards, book-matched tops and other specialized guitar elements, and he is the builder behind much of the rough-mill woodwork for countless artist and showpiece instruments. Few are better at "reading" the strength and tone of a piece of lumber for its best use in a guitar, and factory lore holds that McGarry can simply look at a piece of lumber and tell you where the tree it came from grew, what conditions it grew in and when the tree was felled.
McGarry's expertise in milling lumber and matching grain is invaluable to Jackson, and his commitment to quality is absolute—sometimes to the chagrin of prospective new vendors who proclaim the merits of their wood, only to find themselves schooled by him on their own wares. "It doesn't matter if the guitar is going to be painted or get a natural finish," he said. "The quality of the materials and the joinery are always the same. I build each guitar as if it were going to my favorite artist."Back to Top »


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A penumbral lunar eclipse, Chandra Grahan, will be visible on February 9, 2009 in
Update: Information on next Chandra Grahan on December 31, 2009 and January 1, 2010
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The following map shows the details view of the Chandra Grahan around the world:
Image Courtesy NASA (click on the image for a larger view)
A Chandra Grahan Surya (Sun), Bhumi (Earth) and Chandra (Moon) are in a single line with Bhumi in the middle. If this occurs, Chandra does not receive light from Surya because it is in the shadow of Bhumi, and thus Chandra becomes invisible.
A fast (Upvaas) is observed by certain communities in Hindu religion during Chandra Grahan. The fast begins about 9 hours before the beginning of Chandra Grahan.
People also take a bath in cold water and chant mantras dedicated to Lord Vishnu or Shiva like the Ashtakshara Mantra or Mrityunjaya Mantra. This is done whenever Surya and Chandra are under the influence of Rahu.
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Texas Outdoor Family adventure campouts dates are March 25-28 at Big Bend Ranch, April 17-18 at Palo Duro Canyon, April 24-25 at Lost Maples State Natural Area and May 15-16 at Colorado Bend State Park. The Big Bend Ranch adventure camp will include a guided canoe trip down the Rio Grande and a two-day desert camping program in the interior of Texas' largest state park that encompasses more than 300,000 acres near Presidio. The cost for the Big Bend Ranch camp is $86, plus $53 for canoe rental. Highlighting the Palo Duro Canyon campout will be a three-hour guided hike through the "Grand Canyon of Texas" to its famous geologic wonder known as The Lighthouse. The theme of the Lost Maples adventure camp will be an introduction to backpacking in which state park rangers will teach families the basics of successful backpacking. Participants in the Colorado Bend adventure campout will experience cave exploration, guided hikes to scenic Gorman Falls and river canoeing. "These new programs are aimed at families who are looking for more adventurous camping experiences," explains Chris Holmes, Texas State Parks outdoor education coordinator. "We recognize that many families want to expand their outdoor recreation knowledge, but are uncomfortable going alone to a remote site with limited facilities. This series of adventure camping allows the families to be in a safe environment with knowledgeable rangers to guide and assist at any time." TPWD's Texas Outdoor Family program launched in the summer of 2008 has taught hundreds of families throughout the state, most of them from urban environments, how to safely enjoy the great outdoors. The outdoor family workshops are designed to combat "Nature Deficit Disorder," a phrase coined by Richard Louv in his 2005 book, "Last Child in the Woods." Louv cites studies that show that playing outdoors strengthens a young person's mind and body, leading to better performance in school and interactions with others. The first-of-its-kind Texas program has gained national attention from such national organizations as Leave No Trace and the National Association of Interpretation, spurring spinoff programs in other states. The program was begun to try to eliminate barriers to families wishing to share the outdoor experience together. The campouts are designed for persons who have never camped before or may not have camped for many years, as well as for those who don't have the necessary equipment or see the outdoors as being boring or dangerous. By providing quality gear to be used for the overnight stay and park-specific programs and activities, TOF's outdoor specialists show how anyone can enjoy camping with no hassles. Texas state parks, with ample campsites and a law enforcement presence, prove the ideal setting for the structured campouts. During a typical outdoor family workshop, participants are welcomed on Saturday morning to the host state park, where they have reserved a campsite and receive assistance with pitching camp and operating propane lanterns and other camping equipment. After an afternoon filled with fun outdoor activities, such as geocaching and cooking an outdoor meal, participants enjoy an evening presentation on night sounds to prepare them for what they might hear while snuggled in their tent. The adventure campouts cost $55 per family. Program sponsor Toyota helps keep the program affordable by providing funding for equipment. Visit the Texas Outdoor Family Web page for more information, including the complete schedule of this spring's weekend workshops. Texas Outdoor Family is now on Facebook, where participating families post their pictures and share stories of their outdoor adventures. 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A few weeks ago we reported that two Dallas council members are reviewing the city's handling of complaints filed under an ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.
We're still awaiting the results of that review, as well as the city's response to an open records request filed by Dallas Voice for statistics related to complaints filed under the ordinance.
In the meantime, a gay couple who recently filed a complaint under the ordinance is complaining about the city's handling of the matter. Mark Reed-Walkup and Dante Walkup filed a complaint against The Dallas Morning News, which refuses to publish same-sex marriage announcements in its Weddings section. The couple claims the DMN policy is a violation of the ordinance, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodations.
In a letter to Beverly Davis, director of the city's Fair Housing Office, the Walkups said it's been more than 60 days since they filed their complaint, and they haven't heard anything from the city. The Fair Housing Office is charged with investigating complaints under the ordinance. Below is a copy of the couple's e-mail, which they forwarded to Dallas Voice as well as City Councilwomen Angela Hunt and Pauline Medrano:
Hi Beverly,
It has been over 60 days since we formally filed a complaint against the DMN for discrimination based on our sexual orientation. As you recall, my husband and I had a legal wedding on 12/10/2010 and tried to submit our paid wedding announcement to the Dallas Morning News and we were denied equal access to this public accommodation. Our ad was refused and money refunded based on the Texas ban on SSM.
We reached out to you 30 days ago to seek a status on our case and you told us to "be patient" and we have been. After 60 days, we must say that the lack of any follow-up to our case has been an extreme disappointment. We are a customer of the City of Dallas and your department has not done anything to reach out to us to advise us of any updates about our case.
We expect better service from the people we pay to enforce our laws and there should be no excuse to the lack of follow-up on our discrimination complaint. Please advise when we can expect an update from your department.
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Chuck Todd Declares 'This Just Looks Bad' for Obama, But NBC News Skips Access-Buying at White House
Picking up on a Saturday front page New York Times story on how the Obama campaign is selling access to the White House through its newly formed Organizing for Action group, a revelation ignored all weekend by ABC, CBS and NBC, on Monday's Daily Rundown on MSNBC, Chuck Todd declared: "This just looks bad. It looks like the White House is selling access." He pointed out the hypocrisy, recalling: "Offering this kind of access to big donors was precisely what Obama was campaigning against in 2007 and 2008."
Yet, though Todd is NBC's chief White House correspndent, nothing about it aired on NBC's Today, Nightly News nor Meet the Press all weekend, Monday or Tuesday morning.
Monday's Nightly News had time for Andrea Mitchell's travelogue with new Secretary of State John Kerry, while the show devoted another panicked sequester story in which Peter Alexander relayed White House propaganda on dire cuts:
In California, 9,600 low income students could lose their financial aide. In Texas, nearly $68 million for teachers and schools could be slashed. And in Virginia, 90,000 civilian Defense Department employees could be furloughed. The President punctuated the urgency...
While ignoring the blatant Obama administration hypocrisy, the networks made time for other noteworthy events. ABC's World News on Saturday, for instance, dedicated a full story for First Lady Michelle Obama's "mom dancing" the night before on another network – NBC's Late Night.
(FNC's Special Report with Bret Baier on Monday night focused extensively on the Organizing for Action access-buying, yet was ignored by all three broadcast network evening newscasts. It earned one exchange on Tuesday's CBS This Morning between Norah O'Donnell and John Dickerson, but zilch again on Today and ABC's Good Morning America.)
Todd, on the Monday, February 25 Daily Rundown on MSNBC:
The New York Times reported over the weekend that donors who contribute and raise $500,000 for President Obama's Organizing for Action will get special access to the President. That's right, they're selling access to the President. The new group has an ambitious goal -- to raise $50 million to convert the President's re-election campaign into an advocacy network and they're offering access. The New York Times says quote: "Giving or raising $500,000 or more puts donors on a national advisory board for Mr. Obama's group and the privilege of attending quarterly meetings with the President along with other meetings at the White House."
Excuse us? This just looks bad. It looks like the White House is selling access. The definition of how you define selling access. If you believe money has a stranglehold over the entire political system, this is ceding the moral high ground. And the President always has, from the moment he first announced his presidential bid in Springfield, six years ago, he stressed the need to curb the influence of special interests in Washington.
OBAMA, February 10, 2007: The cynics, the lobbyists, the special interests who's turnd our government into a game only they can afford to play, they write the checks and you get stuck with the bill. They get the access while you get to write a letter. They think they own this government. But we're here today to take it back.
OBAMA, February 10, 2007: Even if they're not asking for quid pro quo, it means that the people you're talking to all the time are folks who they're not struggling.
OBAMA, March 19, 2008: I don't want somebody else pulling my strings. So everybody said, well, he's not going to be able to compete.
OBAMA, April 11, 2008: This is the major disagreement that I have with Senator Clinton. She's a smart and capable person but she is of Washington.
OBAMA, March 26, 2008: When she takes more money from lobbyists and special interests than any candidate, including john McCain, that shows that she doesn't have a sense that we've got to change our business is done in Washington.
OBAMA, January 15 2008: Ultimately, what I'd like to see is a system of public financing of campaigns and I'm a co-sponsor of the proposal that's in the senate right now. That's what we have to fight for.
TODD: That was candidate obama during the 2010 campaign. The President railed against super pacs, then made an end justifies the means argument in 2012.
Look, the Obama folks can rationalize this all they want. Yes, they'll be disclosing the donors. Yes they'll be accepting small donor money but this is the campaign finance world we live in after Citizens United. But offering this kind of access to big donors was precisely what Obama was campaigning against in 2007 and 2008. Every political strategist involved in the 2012 presidential campaign told us on this show, you'll recall, that both sides of the aisle, they all believe the campaign finance system is a mess, and yet we continue to see a perpetuation of the so-called flawed system like what we see with what's going on here. This is how a bad system becomes worse. Wonder what candidate obama would say about this.
-- Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center. Click here to follow Brent Baker on Twitter.


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Mid-Week Matinee
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This month's movie is set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, and begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. This film is rated PG-13. Join us for free refreshments, a great show, and time to relax!


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Evaluating the Use of Thromboelastography to Diagnose Coagulopathy After Traumatic Brain Injury
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified May 2015 by David K. Shellington, MD, University of California, San Diego.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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First received: April 27, 2012
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The investigators will obtain thromboelastography (TEG) on pediatric patients admitted to the Rady Children's Hospital ICU after traumatic brain injury on admission to our ICU and after 24 hours of care. The investigators hypothesize that TEG will identify abnormalities of coagulation that are not identified by traditional coagulation studies, i.e. prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and international normalized ratio (INR).
|Traumatic Brain Injury Coagulation Disorder
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|Observational Model: Cohort
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|Evaluating the Use of Thromboelastography to Diagnose and Monitor Coagulopathy Associated With Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
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- No intracranial hemorrhage or
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Blood Coagulation Disorders
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Wounds and Injuries
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State of the University 2009
Michael Engh, S.J.
February 23, 2009
Thank you, Lucia, for the introduction, and thank you all for gathering here this afternoon. I am grateful also to Sonny Manuel, S.J., for the Invocation, and to Rachel Manfre for her remarks, as well as for her advice and effective leadership of the undergraduate students. Let me commend the University Chamber Singers for their contribution to our convocation.
Many of you have sent messages or stopped me and extended a warm welcome to me. I have been most appreciative of these expressions of support. In particular, for all who have sent books and articles on how to be a leader, you deserve special thanks, like Barry Posner.
I am very excited to be here at Santa Clara. It feels like riding a wave on a surfboard, when the wave has turned out to be the "big one."
My remarks today are those of a newcomer, the observations of a '49er. Today marks my 49th day on the job, so I have impressions and comments to make, based on what I have gleaned from listening, watching, reading, and observing these 7 weeks. I have arranged my remarks in three categories: the accomplishments you have attained; the challenges we confront; and the commitment we share to academic quality.
Proud to be at Santa Clara
I have observed a vibrant academic climate here, a campus permeated by ideas and art and innovation, a campus where issues of spirituality and justice are taken seriously. Let me offer a few examples.
Among the students, I have been pleased to meet Noelle Lopez. As a senior Philosophy major, Noelle has received a Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford University next year. She is the captain of our women's cross country and track teams and has worked as a Hackworth Fellow at the Markkula Center. Noelle is the first woman from Santa Clara to achieve this honor and only the second SCU student to do so since 1955. Congratulations to Noelle and to her professors and coaches! Noelle, would you please stand and be recognized?
In the past three weeks I have attended two events to celebrate Santa Clara's invitation to the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. After a remarkable 3rd place finish in 2007, our University is one of only 20 universities worldwide selected again to compete in this year's Solar Decathlon. The final competition will take place on the National Mall in Washington this October 8-16, 2009.
Presidents receive many kinds of letters. They address a wide range of issues, and an early one caught my eye. Two students, Douglas Wheeler and Julia Mock, wrote to protest the university's investment in a company noted for environmental degradation. Massey Energy mines coal through a process of mountain top removal, a process witnessed by the students during an immersion trip to Appalachia. In my inquiries I learned from the president of Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia that, yes, Massey Energy causes widespread damage to the environment in that state. This was corroborated by the research of a student intern in Environmental Studies. From our Finance Office I learned that the University did hold a small amount of stock in the company. This investment had been made unknowingly and it contradicted our ethical guidelines for investment. Once aware of this error, we divested. I thank the Finance Office staff, and the students, for such environmental responsibility.
Happily, the President also receives frequent messages from Linda Campbell in the Sponsored Projects Office about successful funding of faculty research. Let me offer several randomly selected examples. Please: do not feel offended if you are not mentioned!
These are examples of all your fine work.
I have discovered other examples of accomplishment of which we can be proud. I have witnessed basketball games for the men's and women's teams, and I am impressed by the sportsmanship of our athletes and coaches. In music and theatre, I have enjoyed several student performances. One was the Mozart opera, The Marriage of Figaro, conducted by Nancy Wait-Kromm, of the Music Department. The other was the play, Clare of Assisi, created and directed by Kristin Kusanovich and Mark Larson of the Theatre and Dance Department.
These performances reminded me of what poet Mark Doty wrote: "If art's acceptable evidence, mustn't what lies behind the world be at least as beautiful as the human voice?"
We can also be proud of former students. Most prominent in the news are two alumni. The first I saw when watching the inauguration of Barack Obama. Standing behind the President as he was sworn in was Janet Napolitano, class of '79, new director of homeland security. For the second alumnus, I received a visit from two FBI agents. They came as part of the background check on Leon Panetta, Class of 1960, prior to his confirmation as the new director of the CIA.
We have much to boast about in our Campus Facilities that dramatically enhance the learning environment at Santa Clara.
Let me also mention the $3 million Sullivan Aquatic Center opened October 26, 2008.
Given the superior performance of so many across the university, it is gratifying to read that Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine named Santa Clara University as one of the top 50 "best values" among private universities in the United States (#43). From Washington, D.C., we learned ten days ago that Santa Clara was named to the President's Honor Roll for Community Service. The Kaplan College Guide 2009 named Santa Clara University one of the nation's 25 most environmentally responsible schools. The only other institution named from California was University of California-Berkeley.
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) presented three gold medals and a pair of bronze awards at its regional awards ceremony to the Office of Marketing and Communication. With its quintet of awards, SCU was the most lauded university for the second consecutive year in CASE's District VII, which includes more than 100 colleges and universities from Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah.
To conclude my comments on accomplishments, I want to mention and compliment the three Centers of Distinction, our highly competent senior administration, as well as the dedicated and generous Trustees, Regents, and Alumni.
Much to be Accomplished
In the nation and the world, we face unprecedented economic problems. These developments affect each of us and our students and their families. Given that we rely upon tuition for 75% of our annual revenue, we are greatly concerned. We have not yet felt the full effects of the recession. Much of that will not be fully evident until fall enrollment figures are in.
In the past 49 days much of my attention has been on the implications for our University of the nation's economic health. This has meant extensive work with the senior administration and the Trustees in preparing the budget just adopted for next year. In particular I want to note the work of Bob Warren and his good staff in Finance. I want to reiterate that we prepared this budget with several goals:
A personal concern of mine was retaining an economic diversity among our students.
I communicated with you on several occasions about the process and the results.
I am happy to report that undergraduate student enrollment is holding steady. The attrition rate from fall to winter terms for the current year is estimated to be approximately 3%, which is consistent with past years. A similar picture emerges from the various graduate programs. Thus, based on winter-term enrollment and projections for spring, enrollments are holding.
In the fall Paul Locatelli asked that faculty encourage students with emergency financial need to see the Financial Aid Office. The University created Special Assistance Awards for one-year need-based grants to supplement any need-based financial aid and merit scholarships that students already held. Awards were made available to students who were not previously eligible for financial aid who would now qualify for need-based aid.
Through the end of December, 47 students qualified for a Special Assistance Award and received $438,000 in supplemental aid. The University funded these grants out of operating reserves ($338,000) and from an anonymous donor's $100,000 gift. This exhausted the Financial Aid budget for the year.
The Financial Aid staff continues to evaluate additional student applications for Special Assistance Awards. Up to 80 more students may be certified as eligible – based on their documentation of significantly changed family financial circumstances. We may face an additional need between $500,000 and $600,000. To secure this money I have worked with Jim Purcell and our University Relations Staff to approach donors to help. To date we have received another $100,000 from the same anonymous donor who aided us in the fall. In addition, the Jesuit Community has designated $200,000 of its annual gift for emergency student aid. I am deeply grateful to Sonny Manuel, Rector of the Jesuit Community, and to our anonymous trustee, for their generosity to our students.
Let me recognize the work of the Financial Aid office in assisting students, as well as the Bursar's Office that has enabled parents to create payment plans that accommodate changed economic circumstances. These responses have eased the strain on those family budgets – and allowed students to remain at Santa Clara.
We have initiated a range of efforts to secure next year's freshman class. I wish to thank Provost Gilbert and Associate Provost Charles Erekson, along with leaders in Admissions and Financial Aid. We have:
All of these efforts are highly significant so that we remain competitive in recruiting qualified students. With a national demographic shift underway, there will be fewer high school seniors applying to college next year. We have begun the search for a director of enrollment management. We must be prepared with a strategic plan to respond.
Commitment to Academic Quality
My third and final general topic today concerns our commitment to Academic Quality. In my recent reading, I learned that Silicon Valley is not so much a place as it is a state of mind, a culture – ambitious for innovation, change and improvement. At Santa Clara we best apply this commitment to innovation and change in all our efforts to enhance Academic Quality and engaged pedagogy. Let me offer three examples where we must be innovators on the cutting edge.Implementation of the Core
Our Provost assures me that we shall be ready to launch the new Core Curriculum in Fall 2009. Over 200 syllabi have already been approved. Most are "Foundations" courses for first year students; some are "Explorations" and "Integrations" courses as well. This year, 21 pilot courses are currently underway in two areas of the new Core: Cultures and Ideas and Critical Thinking and Writing.
Built into the budget is a four-year plan to add new faculty positions for the Core, with the final increment in next year's budgetWASC
The re-accreditation process helps us to examine what we're doing well and what we can do to improve. A draft of the Capacity and Preparatory Report for the WASC self study for reaffirmation of accreditation has been completed and is posted on a password protected website. After receiving feedback from the University community, the self-study committees will revise the draft for a July 30 submission.
A site visit will be held October 20-22, 2009.
JST: Jesuit School of Theology
The planned affiliation of the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley with Santa Clara has been a movement that has attracted little public notice.
Drawing on the diversity of people and cultures in California, the Jesuit School of Theology is an international center for the study of theology and ministry, and admits students from all over the world. The Jesuits founded it outside Los Gatos in 1934, and relocated it to Berkeley in 1969.
JST will not move again. It will remain in Berkeley and become a regional campus of Santa Clara University known as the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. Degrees granted by JST eventually will bear that name. JST is one of only two Jesuit theological centers in the United States that are approved by the Vatican Congregation of Catholic Education to grant the ecclesiastical degrees necessary for Jesuit priests to be ordained. They also educate a large number of lay ministers for positions in the Church. I want to acknowledge the work of John Ottoboni, University Legal Counsel, for navigating the legal aspects of the affiliation.
Many prized facets of JST and SCU will remain unchanged after the integration. For instance, JST will remain a member of the nine-school Graduate Theological Union, and will retain access to its world-class theological library. Both schools will retain the academic freedoms they currently enjoy. The Vatican Congregation of Catholic Education in Rome will continue to set standards – which will be implemented by the JST's seven Jesuit members – for the granting of JST ecclesiastical degrees.
I could offer a fourth example, in our Centers of Distinction. As of yet I am not sufficiently acquainted to comment. I see vast opportunity for interdisciplinary teaching and study and for partnerships with the Silicon Valley. More on that after my further investigation.
Concluding Remarks
In future years I hope to be briefer. This year, however, we face unprecedented economic challenges, and I wanted you to be as fully informed as possible. I also wanted you to know what I have learned to date about your accomplishments; the challenges we confront; and the unwavering commitment we share to academic quality. In my 49 days here, I have been greatly impressed by your understanding of our efforts to cope with these fiscal difficulties. Again and again, you have expressed your willingness to do all you can to insure that our students remain at Santa Clara and complete their education.
I am learning much in my small group meetings with faculty and staff, as well as lunch sessions in Benson with students. I have welcomed individuals and groups, from the general Superior of the Jesuits, Adolfo Nicolas, to a delegation of administrators from the Communist Party Training College, Shenzen, outside Beijing. I have attended meetings of groups from the Catala Club to Kids on Campus, the STS Advisory Board, to the Bronco Bench Foundation. My effort to "listen deeply" is proving quite rewarding for me. At the end of each gathering, I leave impressed with your values, your insight and wisdom, and your love of learning. Thank you for your generosity, for all you do in our shared mission of Jesuit, Catholic higher education. I am excited and happy to be here, to help to lead the remarkable individuals who comprise the faculty, staff, and students of Santa Clara University.
Thank you very much.


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — So much has changed in a year for Alabama Crimson Tide, yet, at the same time, so little.
A year ago in New Orleans, Alabama was headquartered right at ground zero of Mardi Gras-like madness, its hotel even on the Canal Street side of the French Quarter. This year, the Crimson Tide drew the hotel closest to the high tide of fan lunacy and distractions, right smack dab on Miami Beach's South Beach (Notre Dame is about 12 miles up the coast in starry-named but slightly more sedate Hollywood).
The opponent has changed, too. A year ago, Alabama was preparing for a foe it knew oh so well in LSU. The Crimson Tide had the added psychological advantage of trying to gain revenge and a title, twin targets that it so capably and completely captured in a smothering 21-0 demolition of the Tigers.
It wasn't so much that Alabama made wholesale changes for the rematch, it just did what it does to virtual perfection. The Crimson Tide didn't have a turnover that January night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, and committed just one penalty for 5 yards.
"For LSU, we did a lot of preparation the first time," said All-America offensive lineman Barrett Jones, referring to his team's 9-6 overtime loss to LSU in Tuscaloosa the previous November. "We didn't really change much the second time; we just executed better."
Whether Jones was referring to his team's execution or its execution of LSU in the championship game is open to interpretation.
Now Alabama aims to do the same to the Fighting Irish.
"It's different," Bama linebacker C.J. Mosley said. "That is one of the main things. It will be a new atmosphere and a new team."
While Notre Dame is something of an unknown commodity for Alabama compared to LSU, there are considerable similarities.
Like LSU, Notre Dame is unbeaten and ranked No. 1. Like the Tigers, the Irish got here on the strength of its defense — a defense that as was the case for LSU is rivaled only by Alabama's — with an offense that is far less potent and imposing by comparison.
Notre Dame isn't a mirror image of LSU, but the Fighting Irish bear enough of a resemblance to the Fighting Tigers that the only game in which Bama would likely feel more at home playing is the Iron Bowl. Notre Dame even has a charismatic defensive player as the face of its team: middle linebacker Manti Te'o, who like former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu was a Heisman Trophy finalist.
The most important thing going for Alabama, though, is experience. For all its success this season, for all its glittering history, Notre Dame hasn't been in this position since before any of its players were born. Knute Rockne, George Gipp, the Four Horsemen and even wee "Rudy" Ruettiger can't help this Irish team now.
Different year, different opponent, different ground. But it's a scene Alabama knows how to play very well, and that's an extra high sand dune for Notre Dame to climb.


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FIREFIGHTERS were called to a lorry that was on fire on the M42.
The cab caught fire just after the M5 sliproad on to the M42 at 9.49am this morning.
Two crews were called to put out the articulated lorry which was well alight, but the flames were kept to the cab and did not spread to the trailer.
No injuries were reported and no lanes were closed on the motorway.


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Outsiders may think that the U.S. Congress is the least-loved political body in Washington, D.C. But the overseeing board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) doesn't inspire great affection either.
On August 14, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray—two Republicans and two Democrats, no less—co-signed a letter to the MWAA expressing their "outrage" over continuing reports of malfeasance by the authority's politically appointed, 13-member board of directors.
Reporting on the letter the next day, The Washington Post said the body that oversees Washington Reagan National and Dulles International airports "has lost the public's trust." Anyone who has shelled out 65 bucks for a taxi ride from Dulles to the nation's capital would be interested to know that the MWAA is also responsible for the Silver Line extension of Washington's Metro system to the airport, at $6 billion one of the nation's largest infrastructure construction projects.
The MWAA is an independent agency created in 1986 by legislation in Virginia and the District of Columbia. The federal government conferred responsibility for operating Reagan National and Dulles airports on the authority in 1987 under a long-term lease. The governor of Virginia, in whose state both airports are physically located, appoints five members to its overseeing board; the U.S. president and the mayor of Washington, D.C., three each; and the governor of Maryland two. Appointees serve unpaid six-year terms.
The authority employs 1,400 people and is supported by airport revenues from landing fees, rent and concessions, not by taxpayer dollars. "The Authority is a public body, corporate and politic and is independent of all other bodies," the MWAA regulations state. "It is not an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia or the District of Columbia, nor is it a federal agency."
That very independence seems to be what led to the compromised public trust. In a draft audit report in May, the federal Department of Transportation (DOT) inspector general's office noted that the MWAA is subject to neither state nor federal ethics, transparency and procurement laws, and operates by rules that are "generally less rigorous" than observed by other airport authorities and government agencies. "Our ongoing review has revealed a culture that is largely unaccustomed to external audits and inquiries by the accountability community," the IG said.
Under the MWAA's evidently liberal travel policies, one board member was reimbursed $238 for two bottles of wine with dinner; other members expensed $4,800 for three dinners with guests during a trip to Hawaii for a conference. The Post has chronicled board member Dennis Martire's legal battle to keep his position after Virginia Gov. McDonnell sought to oust him over "individual decisions" that included a $9,000 business class trip to Prague to attend a conference. The authority's enabling legislation and lease agreement with the DOT require that contracts in excess of $200,000 be competed, with some exceptions. During its review, the IG found that the MWAA treated exceptions as the rule and awarded nearly two-thirds of 190 contracts exceeding $200,000 "with less than full and open competition."
It's understandable that LaHood is aggravated by the board's shenanigans. The transportation secretary intervened personally to broker an agreement with stakeholder municipalities to fund the second phase of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, which will extend Washington's Metro rail system to Dulles International in 2016. LaHood's letter, co-signed with the region's political leaders, demands immediate reforms of the MWAA's ethics, procurement and travel policies. "The board must undertake all of these actions and more, if it is to regain the trust of the public we all serve. Your candor and wholehearted implementation of these changes is the only acceptable course of action," the letter states.
In response to the LaHood letter, the MWAA said it has taken several steps to reform its practices. "We acknowledge the concerns of the secretary of Transportation, our elected officials and others, and we are committed to restoring public trust wherever it is lost and to earning and assuring the confidence of the people we serve," Michael Curto, the board's chairman, and John Potter, president and CEO, said in a joint statement.


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LAKEWOOD - Adopt & Shop isn't your traditional pet store.
The dogs, cats and other animals at the shop aren't being sold for profit - they come from a local shelter.
Ever since Found Animals, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, began its adoption model in April 2011, about 850 pets have been adopted from the Lakewood Center mall location.
The organization decided that starting its first pet adoption retailer at a mall made good business sense, said Executive Director Aimee Gilbreath.
"What we wanted to do is play on the popularity of the pet store in the mall and make it a model everybody can feel good about - one that shelters pets," she said.
"It takes the original pet store concept, but stocks it with adoptable pets from the shelter."
It helps that the Lakewood Center is one of the largest malls in the country and has 17 million visitors a year, Gilbreath said.
"I don't have to spend a lot of money on marketing because people are already here," she said. "We already get the traffic and it's a really good way to bring the pets to the people and get them the exposure that gets them adopted."
The nonprofit store acquires animals from the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority in Downey, one of Found Animals' shelter partners.
The 1,084-square-foot shop has everything pet owners could need. It not only features pets, but also carries the basic supplies needed for a new pet, including food, collars, leashes, ID tags, bowls, litter boxes, kitty litter, eco-friendly toys and bedding.
"You can walk out the door with your new pet and the supplies you need to make that transition and to integrate that pet into your home," Gilbreath said. "It's one-stop shopping."
Raymond Hendrickson, who adopted 1<MD+,%30,%55,%70>1/<MD-,%0,%55,%70>2 -year-old Mia from Adopt & Shop about a month ago, brought the dog back for a visit last week.
"Something like this pet store is such a great idea and I hope it catches on," he said. "A lot of people can't go to shelters because it's sort of depressing. But here you get to spend time with the dog (before adopting it). I was able to walk her around. It's much more hands-on here."
There are some things potential adopters won't find at the store: the negative and often intimidating feeling of many shelters, Gilbreath said.
"What sets this store apart from shelters is the environment. We make an effort to make it very upbeat, to make it very colorful and friendly and very customer-service focused," she said.
"If you're worried about the shelter being sad, smelly or noisy, our store is none of those things. Our store is a very pleasant, happy experience."
The average length of stay at the store is less than a week, Gilbreath said.
"The biggest problem we've had is keeping enough pets in stock," she said. "We've been adopting them out at a rate of about 60 a month.
"They go home fairly quickly and it's allowed us to reach 800 adoptions in one year, which has exceeded our expectations."
Unlike a traditional pet store, Found Animals' trained adoption counselors and volunteers get to know people and help them find the pet that matches their preferences and lifestyle.
Katrina Ivory, 20, is studying to become a veterinarian and has volunteered at the store for nearly a year.
"I volunteer here because I think it's admirable how they basically take animals from the shelter instead of a lot of animals in pet stores (which) come from puppy mills," she said.
"Here they come from the shelter and it gets them exposure."
A store like Adopt & Shop breaks the stereotypes of what pet stores and sheltered animals are like, Ivory said.
The Lakewood store features cats, dogs and other animals. Each adopted pet is sterilized, vaccinated and micro-chipped, and goes home with the resources and support to ensure a successful integration into the household, Gilbreath said.
Because of the success of the Lakewood store, Found Animals is searching for places to open at least two more Adopt & Shop stores.
"We are looking for locations up and down the coast and we hope to have two more locations by the end of the year," Gilbreath said.
For more information about adoption or volunteering, go to www.foundanimals.org or call 562-531-2871. firstname.lastname@example.com, 562-714-2141, twitter.com/PamelaHaleBurns


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Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons; fatigue; and multiple tender points on the body. While no one knows what causes fibromyalgia, there is evidence that people with the condition may be more sensitive to pain because something is wrong with the body's usual pain perception processes. More women than men have fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia tends to come and go throughout life. It also tends to coexist with sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and irritable bowel syndrome. Fibromyalgia can be debilitating for some people, but it is not degenerative or life-threatening. You can manage your symptoms and improve your quality of life with professional care and self-care.
It is not uncommon for people with fibromyalgia to have other conditions, including temporomandibular joint disorder and bladder problems.
No one knows what causes fibromyalgia. Several theories and multiple factors may bring on the condition, including:
There is no laboratory test for fibromyalgia, but your doctor may order several tests, including blood tests and x-rays, to rule out other diseases. Your doctor may also press firmly on specific "tender points" on your head and body to see which ones are abnormally sensitive under pressure. Be sure to tell your doctor about all of your symptoms. You may be referred to a rheumatologist, who specializes in treating rheumatic conditions like fibromyalgia and arthritis.
The goal is to help you function as well as possible on a daily basis. While it is probably not possible to completely relieve all of your symptoms, medication and certain complementary and alternative therapies may help reduce symptoms.
Your doctor may prescribe the following drugs:
Nutritional support, exercise, herbs, and mind-body techniques may help reduce symptoms. If you are pregnant, or thinking about becoming pregnant, do not use any CAM therapies unless directed to do so by your physician.
These nutritional tips may help reduce symptoms:
You can address nutritional deficiencies with the following supplements:
It may seem odd to suggest exercising when your muscles are sore and you are in pain, but a number of studies show that regular, low-intensity exercise is one of the most effective treatments for fibromyalgia. Although you may experience a slight increase in pain and soreness when you start, as you continue you will help lessen muscle tension and stiffness, improve sleep quality, and raise serotonin and endorphin levels, helping to reduce pain. Exercise programs should include multiple dimensions, including strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance. Many people with fibromyalgia find warm water aquatic exercises to be helpful. Talk to your doctor or physical therapist to design an exercise program that is right for you.
Herbs are a way to strengthen and tone the body's systems. As with any therapy, you should work with your doctor to diagnose your problem before starting any treatment. You may use herbs as dried extracts (capsules, powders, teas), glycerites (glycerine extracts), or tinctures (alcohol extracts). Unless otherwise indicated, make teas with 1 tsp. of herb per cup of hot water. Steep covered 5 to 10 minutes for leaf or flowers, and 10 to 20 minutes for roots. Drink 2 to 4 cups per day. You may use tinctures alone or in combination as noted.
Herbal therapies aim to reduce the symptoms of fibromyalgia, or those of common conditions associated with fibromyalgia.
Before prescribing a remedy, homeopaths take into account a person's constitutional type -- your physical, emotional, and intellectual makeup. An experienced homeopath assesses all of these factors when determining the most appropriate remedy for a particular individual. Some of the homeopathic remedies used for fibromyalgia include:
Stress makes symptoms of fibromyalgia worse, so mind-body therapies including meditation and biofeedback can be helpful in learning relaxation techniques.
Using 2 to 4 cups of Epsom salts in a warm bath can soothe aching muscles.
Acupuncturists treat people with fibromyalgia based on an individualized assessment of the excesses and deficiencies of qi located in various meridians. In fibromyalgia, a qi deficiency is usually detected in the spleen or kidney meridians. Moxibustion (a technique in which the herb mugwort is burned over specific acupuncture points) is used to strengthen the entire energy system. Qualified practitioners may also advise people with fibromyalgia on lifestyle and diet, and provide recommendations on the use of herbal medicines.
According to a review of the research, compared with no treatment and standard therapy, acupuncture improves pain and stiffness in people with fibromyalgia. However, studies show acupuncture does not differ from treatment in reducing pain, or fatigue, or improving sleep and well being.
Because fibromyalgia generally includes low back pain or neck pain (for which spinal manipulation is beneficial), chiropractors commonly treat people who have this condition. In one small study, women with fibromyalgia reported a 77% reduction in pain intensity, 63% improvement in sleep quality, and 75% improvement in fatigue level after receiving 30 chiropractic treatments. Symptom relief continued for 1 month after treatment ended.
Massage may reduce stress, improve circulation, and soothe sore muscles. Find a massage therapist who has experience working with fibromyalgia.
Education and support groups may help you manage your condition.
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