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Each student is provided a package of practice problems prior to the course.
These must be completed and brought to the course.
Student performance will be evaluated by a practical examination consisting of basic radar navigation position fixing, plotting radar contacts to determine risk of collision, and action taken to avoid collision.
This one day course provides refresher training in: the use of radar to maintain situational awareness; the Rules of the Road appropriate to the use of radar; the methods used to determine a contact's range, bearing, CPA, time to CPA, course and speed; and how to determine own ship's course and speed changes to avoid collision; reviews radar navigation techniques such as taking bearing and ranges and plotting fixes to obtain the ship's position. Mariners enrolling for this course should possess a valid US Coast Guard license with radar endorsement. This course is intended for candidates for re-certification of the radar endorsement required for license renewal and STCW endorsement.
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This is a USCG approved course. The student successfully completing this Radar Observer Recertification (MARTSI-402) course will satisfy the licensing requirements of 46 CFR 10.209, 46 CRF 10.305 (c)(4), and 46 CFR 10.480(d) for re-certification as Radar Observer (Unlimited), and the radar training requirements for Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 GT and over.
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USMRC offers a wide variety of lodging options ranging from economy to luxury in and around historic Newport – all within very close driving proximity to our facilities – and we have negotiated special discount rates with several select properties. These discounted rates are only available by booking through the USMRC Registrar. For meals, we do not provide breakfast or dinner as most of our students prefer to take advantage of the large selection of dining options available in nearby Newport. For the budget minded, a few of our select lodging properties provide breakfast and/or dinner included in the lodging rate. Lunch – for a nominal fee, USMRC provides custom made to order box lunches catered from a local delicatessen and delivered right to our facility.
Students are responsible for making their own travel arrangements. The closest airport to us is Green Airport (PVD) located in Warwick, Rhode Island which is approximately 30 miles / 40 minutes driving time from our facilities. Logan Airport (BOS) in Boston is 75 miles / 90-100 minutes driving time away. For rail transport, Amtrak serves both Providence and Boston's South Station and bus service is available from both rail stations to/from nearby Newport. Further information about local ground transportation can be provided upon request.
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HONG KONG — Hong Kong-born, London-raised Roger Garcia continues his role as the executive director of the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival. We talked with him about this year's event, which continues through April 2.
What is the goal of this year's HKIFF?
Our festival began 37 years ago as a cultural event to bring movies to Hong Kong to show people films that they might not otherwise have seen. Nowadays, because you can download and watch anything — anytime, anywhere — we do two things. One is focus attention on movies which people may not have been aware of. Two, preserve going to the cinema. Movies are becoming a fairly solitary experience. We need to continue to celebrate and promote the idea of going to see movies in theaters because cinema is built for screens. Why watch "Lawrence of Arabia" on a 3-inch screen?
Another goal must be to promote Asian cinema...
Yes. The idea of the festival was to position Hong Kong as a hub of Asian cinema. We were the first international film festival in Asia. In 1979, we introduced a dedicated section for Asian films — which is the first time any [international] festival had done that. We were very important in saying that Asia is a continent where there are lots of interesting movies being made, which people rarely see.


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This industry leader in call center workforce management innovated a cloud-hosted solution, while eliminating database queuing and wait time, at an attractive price with Fusion ioMemory PCIe drives.
The Challenge
Pipkins is a leading supplier of workforce management software for commercial call centers, providing sophisticated forecasting and scheduling technology to some of the world's largest organizations.
Pipkins started to see extraordinary demand for its hosted platform and decided to upgrade its system to support a much larger customer base. However, in order to make the upgrade viable, Pipkins had to overcome the following challenges:
The SanDisk® Solution
Gilbert had been watching flash memory evolve and knew it was ideal for overcoming the I/O constraints that plagued databases. Gilbert said, "We evaluated everybody out there and concluded that SanDisk had the best technology."
At that point, Pipkins' product architecture team proceeded to design its SanDisk powered hosted solution.
Help for an I/O-Bound System
Gilbert commented, "When we decided to expand our hosted solution, we knew demand would be high. We wanted to ensure we had the highest performance up- front to avoid growing pains down the road."
Pipkins' existing database server struggled to meet its current customers' needs. To ensure Pipkins could support its substantial expected growth, Gilbert's team targeted a system that could support six times the data load from many more databases. The SanDisk-powered system more than delivered.
The table below shows the results of tests comparing system usage.
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The SanDisk Fusion ioMemoryTM solution virtually eliminated wait time, keeping CPUs productively processing data instead of waiting on disks. The database's CPUs were more than thirteen times more productive, which is why the system could achieve such high performance without a SAN. Importantly, this performance ensured its application was never slowed by poor database response. The new system spent just 4.61% on database reads compared to the disk-based system, which spent 73% of the call waiting for read responses.
"One of our design engineers commented that he doesn't worry about I/O anymore—ever," Gilbert said. He added, "The I/O bottlenecks that used to dominate our system reports don't even show up anymore. The Fusion ioMemory solution completely eliminated this problem."
Gilbert noted what this improvement meant to its customers, "We take pride in proving value to our customers every day and we have a monthly subscription model that keeps the pressure on us to deliver. SanDisk provides us performance levels that outsourced cloud solutions cannot match."
A Cost-Effective Cloud
While Pipkins' goal for upgrading its system was to support growth, cost was a key constraint. SanDisk eliminated this problem as well.
"SanDisk killed everybody on a price/performance basis. The least expensive enterprise alternative would have cost us 10 times as much. The Fusion ioMemory solution was a fraction of this price—and I'm not even including the money we saved on power and rack space," Gilbert said. "I'd estimate the payback period on the SanDisk-powered system was literally weeks to months, whereas using a SAN would have busted our business model."
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Log houses and cabins are arguably some of the most whimsical homes on the real estate marked. Even if youre not totally into rustic style living, you have to admit that log houses have an undeniable appeal. Owning a log house can be a wonderful experience, especially if you designed it and saw it built from the ground up, or maybe even built it yourself. While some people think that the building process is one of the most crucial aspects of being a log house owner, it doesnt end there. Maintenance of a log house is extremely important when it comes to owning a log home. You can usually tell when a log house hasnt been cared for properly; it loses its natural wooden glow and starts to look more like something from a scary movie, rather than a magical fairy tale. Maintenance isn't something that people factor into the overall costs of log home building and living. Naturally, people will only focus on the cost of the build while they're building their home and forget about the expenses that come with owning and taking care of an existing structure.
Knowing about these extra expenses and maintenance procedures will help you to stay on top of caring for your log house. Most people don't realize that the bi-annual general maintenance for a log house can cost around $2000 - $3000, so they may be caught by surprise at some point to learn this. Knowing how to maintain your home will keep the value of the home intact while preserving the natural beauty of the logs. The maintenance of a log house consists of the upkeep of the shell of the home, meaning the logs on the inside and outside of the house. The logs will be treated to be protected from the sun's harmful rays, water damage that could lead to mold and rot, and insect infestations. The constant upkeep of the home also prevents the logs from getting that withered look you see in older log houses, keeping that beautiful wood glow that makes a log house feel so inviting.
There are four steps to protecting the logs in a home, surface preparation, preserving, staining, and sealing. If you have done any wood refinishing projects yourself, you know that surface preparation is a critical part of the process, yet many people discount it. The logs need to be clean, bare and completely dry before anything is put on them. Working in warm weather is a great way to speed up the dry times, but it can be done in cooler weather, but will simply take longer. Cleaning the logs with a mixture of bleach, detergent, and water has always been a favorite method for log home owners, as well as pressure washing to rinse off any cleaner. Preserving the wood with borates which allow the perfect balance of moisture in the log, which will deter mold, mildew, fungi and insects. The wood finish applied to your house should contain at least 30% solids which will absorb into the wood. Higher quality finishes will contain up to 60% solids and should protect your log house for up to 5 years. The sealing process will seal any areas where water or air can enter the house. The chinking between logs is usually an area to inspect thoroughly and fix where needed. Even though this is only a very light overview of the maintenance practices for log houses, it gives you an idea of what to expect in terms of log home maintenance. There are many log home maintenance lists online that you can download for free to have on hand as well.
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And I was asked again this year to be a drunken judge at this year's SF Air Guitar... Here's Awesome who won SF and will represent SF in the nationals which happens August 8th at the Grand Ballroom here in San Francisco. Get tickets
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Jennifer Mearz from the SF Weekly (right) was a judge too.
backstage drinks consisted of Coors... Coors. Ugh, but hey, they're free.
The guy on the right won SF when I first started judging.
Having to talk to a sold out crowd is a bit nerve raking... Beer helps.
Mark from the Onion was judge too.
He won last year...
Then in a drunken mess (or at least me), they invite everyone on stage for one large group Air Guitar Jam Session... Always good times!
Later at Wazima, man center tried to steal my wallet... or at least that's what I was told as I don't remember much from the night.
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New faces. In addition to the new face on this page, you are seeing plenty of new faces in your fitness facility this month. They bring with them excitement, hopes and goals. And they are looking to you and your staff for guidance and a sense of belonging. It's an exciting (although tiring) time for you, too, as you look over this new crowd of members and wonder which of them will become a part of that core group of members that makes coming in each day a joy, and which will get discouraged and never return. As business professionals, you know that if you deliver to members what they need and want so they reach their goals, more of them will return than give up on your club.
That's what this magazine will continue to deliver to you — what you need and want to reach your goals — so you will return to our pages. Just like your new members, I bring with me plenty of excitement, hopes and goals for this publication. I have the privilege of taking over a tremendously challenging and exciting role previously held by John Agoglia, who helped to lead this magazine through a major transition this summer that culminated with the launch of our renamed, redesigned and refocused Fitness Business Pro magazine.
I've had an interest in fitness since I was in high school and took my first aerobics class (yes, that's way back when we still called it aerobics) using a Jane Fonda video (I hope that doesn't date me too much either). I still prefer group fitness (mostly Pilates) or walking to lifting weights or jogging, but since starting on this magazine two and a half years ago, I've learned how important variety is to sticking with an exercise routine, and I've expanded my workouts accordingly just as I've expanded my knowledge about this industry and fitness in general.
When I first joined the publication, I felt privileged to be working in an industry that had such a profound effect on people's health and lives. I read everything I could about the industry and learned from John, our advisory board members, our columnists, the gyms I visited, the industry shows that I attended and the people I interviewed for each feature and news item. Those contacts only confirmed my first instinct that this industry is full of enthusiastic and dedicated people who want to positively change people's lives.
Our staff is also enthusiastic and dedicated. We are out in the industry talking to people and discerning what trends lie ahead so we can help you anticipate your next move. We have some of the big thinkers in the fitness industry — Gregory Florez, Bruce Carter, Michael Scott Scudder, Bob Esquerre, Glenn Colarossi — writing for us each month, along with a wonderful advisory board (listed on this page) that we call upon regularly. Together with them, our staff will continue to be a guide for you as you deal with business and management issues.
How we share this information with you stretches beyond the magazine. We have a vast group of resources available to you — from our shows (Club Industry East and Club Industry) to our Web site and our e-newsletter. This year the magazine will feature several exclusive surveys on salaries, purchasing power, insurance coverage, cost of doing business and member satisfaction that will serve as a resource for you.
Your new members expect a lot from you as they strive to reach their health goals. We know that you expect a lot from us, too, as you strive to meet your business goals. And we plan to deliver, just as I know that you will deliver for your members over the next year.


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The following lesson plans have been designed for a Sunday school class or weekly Bible study for adults or young adults. Each lesson, which can be completed in 45 minutes to an hour, includes one or two main biblical passage(s) on which the lesson is based, a short background description, and several discussion questions. Through these lessons, your students will be able to better understand Christ's redemptive work on the cross and how He fulfilled every aspect of the tabernacle. Our hope is that they will come away with a stronger, clearer and more accurate grasp of the Gospel.
These lessons are best complimented with the tabernacle model kit, an excellent visual aid that helps students "see" instead of just "hear" about the tabernacle.
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ERA Products
ERA Products is far and away the furniture industry leader in big & tall office chairs, offering the most durable and comfortable chairs on the market specifically tailored to the needs of taller and larger customers. Over 35 years ago, ERA got its start building automobile seats for major auto makers such as General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. With the experience, skills, and techniques developed in these pursuits, ERA Products built the foundation necessary to provide industry-leading chairs for modern consumers.
Each of ERA Products' office seats is hand-constructed using ERA's exclusive design processes and an all-steel frame. With fully adjustable features and warranted to hold up to 400 pounds, the unmatched craftsmanship present in each of these chairs comes directly from the legacy of world-class automobile seating that simply cannot be duplicated. With every chair receiving the benefit of ERA's extensive knowledge and expertise as they are handcrafted in its Gardena, California, factory, the consumer is left with the best big & tall office chair available on the market.At Beyond the Office Door, we are proud to offer ERA Products. An ERA chair may well be the last chair you ever need to buy, as durability is among the company's top priorities. Each design has passed the federal government's GSA intensive use tests—strenuous challenges that completely destroy ordinary chairs. A lifetime warranty further backs each chair shipped, as ERA stands behind its industry-leading designs.


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Carbon tax
In June 2012 schools will have to pay the first carbon tax due under the government's Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme. Each school will have to pay a carbon tax based on their emissions for the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012. In April 2011 we advised each school of the tax based on the last 12 months' energy data. We have now updated this information to give a greater degree of accuracy.
The carbon tax information has been calculated from the energy information in SAP. For most schools the information is accurate, but for others there maybe issues with estimated meter readings or missing data. If you feel the carbon tax for your school is incorrect please email email@example.com. As a guide, we expect a typical secondary school to pay between £6 - £7k in carbon tax, a primary school to pay around £700 - £1000 and a special school in the order of £1,500 to £2,000. The County Council will pay the tax on behalf of all schools and then recharge the appropriate amount. The mechanisms for recharging is being looked into and all schools will be informed as soon as we have this information.
The Government has also set the following legislation as part of its carbon reduction programme that the County Council must comply with:
Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme
In 2010, the Government announced as part of its Comprehensive Spending Review that the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme (CRC) would become a carbon tax with participating organisations having to purchase outright carbon credits equivalent to their carbon emissions. In contrast to the original CRC scheme, none of these payments will be re-cycled to the participants; instead the money will effectively become a tax on energy usage.
In CRC terms, the County Council's carbon emissions amount to around 120,000 tonnes per annum of which schools account for approximately 80,000 tonnes. The price of purchasing carbon credits has been set by the government at £12 per tonne which means collectively schools will have to find around £1m from school budget shares to purchase carbon credits associated with their emissions.
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Energy crop company Ceres Inc. and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station of the Texas A&M University System announced today that they have entered into an exclusive, multi-year joint research and commercialization agreement for high biomass sorghum. These plants are not designed to produce grain, but rather vast amounts of biomass — the raw material for a new generation of biofuels made from stems, stalks and leaves.
Today, sorghum-to-ethanol production uses the grain, like corn, but the plants themselves hold the greatest potential for biofuel production, says Peter Mascia, Ceres vice president of product development. He notes that new technologies are making it possible to utilize the carbohydrates that comprise plant cell walls, called cellulose.
"As these technologies mature, farmers will transition from growing as much grain per acre to producing as much biomass as they can per acre, with as little energy and agronomic input as possible. This means new crops and specialized hybrids like these high-biomass sorghum types will be needed," Mascia said.
Plant scientist Dr. Bill Rooney of the A&M System's Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (TAES) says that sorghum is a near-ideal crop for cellulosic biofuels. "Sorghum produces high yields, is naturally drought-tolerant and can thrive in places that do not support corn and other food crops. Sorghum also fits into established production systems and is harvested the year it is planted, unlike perennial grasses, so it fits well in a crop mix with perennial species and existing crops, like cotton," said Rooney.
A pioneer in developing high-biomass sorghum, Rooney's first breeding lines — the precursors to hybrids — can approach 20 feet under favorable conditions, he says, and could produce more than 2,000 gallons of ethanol per acre (more than four times the current starch-to-ethanol process).
To accelerate product development, Ceres and TAES will work together to expand their marker-assisted breeding efforts. Markers allow plant breeders to identify useful traits in seed tissue or when plants are still seedlings. Large numbers of markers provide a roadmap of the sorghum genome, cutting years off development timelines for new products, and making it easier to improve the makeup of the plants to facilitate processing. "Markers and biotechnology will be crucial for developing sorghum for cellulosic biofuels," says Rooney.
Mascia said Ceres has Texas-sized expectations for the collaboration. "When we combine their resources with our high-throughput trait development capabilities, we believe we can double the rate of improvement to biomass yields, while expanding the range of the crop for earlier planting in cooler and drier conditions, especially on so-called marginal or unproductive land," said Mascia. He expects that commercial quantities of the initial hybrids will be available in time to meet the requirements of the first cellulosic biorefineries currently being planned.
As part of this agreement, Ceres will obtain exclusive commercialization rights to TAES's high biomass sorghum hybrids developed in the joint research program. The TAES program will receive royalties as well as financial and technology support from Ceres. Other aspects of the collaboration were not disclosed.
"This agreement between Ceres and TAES is a great model of how research institutions and the private sector can collaborate to accelerate existing research programs to solve our country's future energy needs, said Dr. Mark Hussey, director of TAES. "Having our scientists work jointly on future bioenergy research is a win-win situation for both TAES and Ceres, and will help meet the growing demand for biofuels through the development of cellulosic feedstocks."


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DIGGING FOR GOLD: Reports are circulating in Paris that L'Oréal may be close to adding another celebrity to its ranks. The beauty giant is said to be in talks with Kate Winslet over a possible advertising deal with one of its brands. A tight-lipped spokesman for L'Oréal declined to comment Thursday.
FINAL UNVEILING: The construction on Diane von Furstenberg's new space at 14th Street and Washington is more or less done, so the designer celebrated on Wednesday night with a crowd that seemed to include every eligible member of the CFDA, as well as friends like Ellen Barkin, Sandra Bernhard, Ann Dexter-Jones, and Anderson Cooper. "I can't even remember when we met," said Bernhard, "but she saw me on Letterman, where I was talking about her line of paper towels" for QVC. Apparently, the designer loved the bit, even if Bernhard did not exactly love the towels. "They had a bit of a problem in the absorption department," she recalled. Nearby, Marlo Thomas was buying a pair of earrings. "Everyone else is drinking," she laughed. "I'm shopping. I love Diane. Did you know that $1 from the sale of every wrap dress goes to St. Jude's Childrens' Research Hospital? She's so generous."
HEAD START: Men's fashion week in Paris kicking off later this month will be minus one big runway spectacle. A Dior spokesman confirmed Thursday there will be no Dior Homme runway show, but rather an "intimate presentation" on Sunday, July 1, to present the spring-summer collection designed by new Dior Homme designer Kris Van Assche, who replaced Hedi Slimane in April. The exact time, venue and format of the event have yet to be communicated.
CRYSTAL CRAZE: With Swarovski sponsoring Monday night's CFDA Fashion Awards, it comes as little surprise that the decor inside the New York Public Library will be a little heavy on the crystals. For the night, the Austrian crystal firm asked Studio Job to create several decorative elements, including 52 Insect motif table lamps adorned with more than 10,000 jet crystal beads, and 10 oversize curtain tie-backs with nearly one million embedded jet crystal stones. "Entering this year's CFDA will be like entering an old world, a world with a very important history," Studio Job designers Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel said of the awards' look, in a joint statement.
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VIVA GIANNI: A decade after the designer was gunned down in Miami, the house of Gianni Versace and the city of Milan are getting ready to honor the designer's talent in fashion and art. A Versace press conference is scheduled for June 15 at Milan's Palazzo Marino city hall to unveil a series of celebratory events around town. Although company officials declined to comment Thursday, word has it a ballet performance by Maurice Béjart (Gianni Versace had designed costumes for one of his ballets) will be held at the La Scala opera house on July 15, the day Versace was killed. A public area that could be a park or a street will also be named after the designer.
DIVING IN: Yves Saint Laurent will sponsor a grown-up pool party at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 14 to benefit Los Angeles' Center Dance Association. New York transplant Peter Bacanovic and Liane Weintraub, founding chair of the CDA, are among the co-chairs for the event, which will feature a water ballet performance by water dance troupe Aquartist in the hotel's outdoor swimming pool — for around 350 guests. Yves Saint Laurent chief executive officer Valérie Hermann and creative director Stefano Pilati are expected to attend, as are American Ballet Theater co-chairs Susan Fales-Hill, Sloan Lindemann Barnett and Tory Burch and CDA supporters Demi Moore, Colleen Bell, Vanessa Getty, Peter Morton, Linda Evangelista, Jamie Tisch and Cameron Silver. Yves Saint Laurent will preview its resort 2007 collection for the first time in Los Angeles the night before the event, at a cocktail party at the home of Florence Sloan, wife of MGM Studios chairman and ceo Harry Sloan.


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Jaguars sign Bears DT Kennedy
By Vaughn McClure, 8:11 p.m.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy to a one-year offer sheet worth the veteran minimum $705,000 plus a $50,000 bonus. The Bears have seven days to match the offer.
Kennedy, a fifth-year player, joined the Bears for the final three games of the 2007 season. He had two tackles in spot duty, but played well enough to merit a second look from the Bears, who were decimated by injuries on the defensive line.
Kennedy is a former first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams. He was with the Rams when Lovie Smith was the defensive coordinator there.


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Integrated Domestic Violence
Mission and Goals
Based on the one family - one judge concept, the State's IDV Courts exist to handle related cases pertaining to a single family where the underlying issue is domestic violence. The IDV Courts seek to promote justice and protect the rights of all litigants while providing a comprehensive approach to case resolution, increasing offender accountability, promoting victim safety, integrating the delivery of social services, and eliminating inconsistent and conflicting judicial orders.
- Informed judicial decision-making based on comprehensive and current information on multiple matters involving the family;
- Consistent handling of multiple matters relating to the same family by a single presiding judge;
- Efficient use of court resources, with reduced numbers of trips to court and speedier dispositions;
- Linkage to social services and other resources to address comprehensively the needs of family members;
- Promotion of victim safety through elimination of conflicting orders and decisions;
- Increased confidence in the court system by reducing inefficiency for litigants and by eliminating conflicting orders;
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky has spent nearly $18 million over the past six years to bus students to private schools, most of which are religious. That's despite the fact that the state constitution prohibits state funds from aiding any "church, sectarian or denominational" school.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports (http://bit.ly/1fHS5T0 ) state financial records show that 8,375 private school students were bused last year using a subsidy of $2.9 million. In March, the General Assembly voted to boost the subsidy to $3.5 million.
The subsidy began in its current form in 1998 under Democratic Gov. Paul Patton. It was challenged, but the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-3 against the challenge in 1999. The majority opinion found the subsidy was not state aid for religious schools, but rather aid for children attending the schools.
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BOURBONNAIS — In the 2003 preseason, a Bears rookie linebacker pressed into the starting lineup for the first exhibition game because of injury graded lower than any other player in his position group with a 66.
Ten years later, everybody can agree Lance Briggs got better.
So will Jon Bostic, the impressive rookie middle linebacker running with the No. 1 defense since starter D.J. Williams went down Wednesday. Like Briggs did from Day 1, Bostic looks like he belongs in an NFL huddle. Initial impressions make it easy to see why the Bears drafted Bostic 50th overall — the highest they have taken a linebacker since Briggs fell into their laps at 68 in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft.
Game action will provide a clearer gauge but so far Bostic shows no signs of being the next Michael Okwo or Leon Joe on a long list of over-drafted Bears linebackers. That is not to say Bostic necessarily will blossom into a seven-time Pro Bowler the way Briggs did after he replaced Bryan Knight. But if Bostic takes advantage of his opportunity as many expect, by Sept. 8 Williams' injury might go down as a happy accident.
Whenever Williams returns from a calf injury the Bears ominously call "week to week," Bostic could have proven to be too strong to supplant. Or if Williams' injury keeps him out longer than originally expected, Bostic's rapid development figures to keep anybody from wondering whether the Bears should tempt Brian Urlacher to come out of retirement. Talk-radio callers can hang up and listen for their answer, but it is a resounding no.
Realistically, the Bears should like nothing more than for Bostic to start the season-opener at middle linebacker and first-round draft pick Kyle Long to line up at right guard as part of the grand plan. One week into training camp at Olivet Nazarene University, coach Marc Trestman has been fascinating to follow. As Trestman pushes players with phrases like "This isn't a symposium!'' and "Let's run this play before November,'' he already has been more quotable during practices than Lovie Smith was during news conferences.
Only one thing has been more obvious than Trestman increasing the practice tempo: The Bears are closer to starting over than making the Super Bowl. Or, welcome to another Chicago team focusing on the future more than circling 2013 on its championship calendar.
General manager Phil Emery received deserved praise for announcing an in-season ban on negotiating contract extensions for 43 players, including 12 regulars. On the other hand, it also reinforced how many more aging veterans the Bears rely upon instead of up-and-comers — which allowed Emery to be so bold.
The developmental realities of Trestman's first season make it all the more baffling why the Bears neglected to draft a quarterback to groom behind Jay Cutler. If they had done so, all this recent blather about the read option might have sounded less nonsensical.
The read option, an old-school play considered new-age as more mobile NFL quarterbacks thrive using it, requires the quarterback either to hand off to a running back or keep the ball depending on the choice of a backside defender. It can be a terrific weapon if your quarterback is elusive or his name is Russell Wilson or Robert Griffin III or Colin Kaepernick. It is a wasted snap if your quarterback is Cutler.
Why would an offensive guru like Trestman even bother practicing it?
Like the Wildcat, every play the Bears experiment with the NFL's latest fad is one less play the Bears utilize Cutler's strengths — throwing on the run, not reading whether to run. The most egregious thing stems from the contradiction that the Bears' entire offseason revolved around improving protection for Cutler when even one read-option play exposes him to an unblocked defender.
"The thing about Jay on a read option, Jay knows how to get down,'' Trestman said.
Unless Trestman means Cutler getting down at '80s parties, I suggest he watch more 2012 game tape. Cutler perhaps improved his ability to avoid contact but his instincts take over too often, as they did against the Texans. After Tim Dobbins clocked Cutler badly enough to cause a concussion, he fearlessly scrambled for an 11-yard gain the next play. He took six more snaps after that. He cannot be trusted to make prudent decisions to elude punishment.
Let teams with quarterbacks whose legs pose as big a threat as their arms set league trends. Let Cutler win games with his arm. The only time a Bears quarterback should run the read option is on the scout team against the starting defense.
It has a promising young middle linebacker that needs to prepare for everything in a major role he appears ready to embrace on a team in transition.
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Menopause is when the menstrual period ends permanently. It is a natural process that can begin over several years. Menopause is confirmed when it has been a year without a period. It most often occurs naturally around age 52, but can happen any time between ages 40 and 60. Menopause that occurs before age 40 is considered premature menopause.
Menopause is a gradual process. Perimenopause is the time before, when your body is gradually moving towards menopause. It includes changes to hormone levels and irregular pattern of periods.
Menstrual period happens because of hormones called estrogen and progresterone. These hormones are released by the ovaries. Natural menopause is caused by a gradual decrease in estrogen. The decrease in hormones eventually stops the ovaries from releasing eggs.
Menopause can also be caused by surgery that removes the uterus or ovaries. Menopause will occur immediately after surgery in these cases.
Risk Factors
Menopause is a natural process associated with aging.
Risk factors for early menopause include:
- Smoking
- Radiation or chemotherapy
Menopause itself may not have symptoms. Symptoms are more common in the time leading up to menopause and may include:
- Irregular menstrual periods
- Hot flashes and night sweats
- Disturbed sleep patterns, such as insomnia
- Mood changes, which may include irritability, anxiety or depression
- Vaginal dryness and pain with sexual intercourse
- Dry skin
- Decreased interest in sex
- Frequent urination or leaking of urine
Your doctor will ask you about your period cycle. Perimenopause or menopause is suspected based on symptoms and age. Once the menstrual period is absent for 12 months it is considered menopause.
Menopause may need to be confirmed after a surgery. A blood test may be done to look for follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). High levels of FSH suggest menopause.
Menopause is a natural part of life that does not need treatment itself.
The changes in hormones can cause symptoms in the early stages. Certain treatments and lifestyle changes may help decrease symptoms that are causing problems.
These hormones also play a role in protecting the bones and heart. The decrease in hormones can increase your risk of heart disease or osteoporosis. Lifestyle changes can help decrease the risk of these conditions.
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
HRT may help decrease symptoms by replacing some of the hormones for a short time. HRT medications may include:
- Estrogens
- Progesterone
- Combinations of estrogen and progesterone
- Low amounts of male hormones
HRT is available as tablets, gels, skin patches, vaginal rings, vaginal tablets, injections, and pellets inserted into the skin.
Hormones affect the entire body. While it may reduce certain symptoms it can also increase the risk of other illnesses. Some risks associated with HRT include:
- Uterine cancer
- Breast cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Heart disease
- Blood clots
Nonhormonal Options
HRT is not a good choice for some women due to personal choice or high risk of some cancers. Other options to help deal with symptoms includes:
Medication to help decrease hot flashes:
- Certain blood pressure medications
- Antiseizure medications
- Antidepressant medications
- Vaginal moisturizers and vaginal lubricants to help decrease vaginal dryness.
Lifestyle Changes
A healthful diet during menopause may decrease some of your symptoms. It can also help you feel better overall and reduce the risk of heart disease and osteoporosis. Aim for a balanced diet that has:
- Plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains
- Low amounts of saturated fats (found in animal products), trans fats, processed foods, and sugars
- Lean protein options such as chicken, fish, eggs, or nuts
Your diet should also include enough calcium and vitamin D for healthy bones. Look for foods high in calcium (such as milk, yogurt) and vitamin D (such as fish). Ask your doctor if vitamin D or calcium supplements are needed. Sun exposure also increases the amount of vitamin D.
Regular physical activity may help decrease symptoms, manage weight, and decrease stress. Weight-bearing exercises like walking and strength exercises may also help keep bones healthy.
Certain habits can make symptoms worse. For example:
- Caffeine and alcohol may increase your symptoms of anxiety and insomnia. They can also increase your loss of calcium. If you drink alcohol, only drink in moderation. Moderation is 1 drink or less per day.
- Spicy or hot foods may make hot flashes worse.
- Smoking can increase the risk of early menopause, heart disease, and osteoporosis.
Stress management may help ease tension and anxiety. Find methods that work best for you such as breathing exercises, massage, warm baths, and quiet music.
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Dalans wrote:
As an After thought I realized Jinte read my post and went on to reply with precise helpful info and not once berated me for my ignorance.
I feel proud of Jinte and perhaps a little cheated personally.
I feel proud of Jinte and perhaps a little cheated personally.
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Except I'm not trolling, but nothing I say will convince you people because of such narrow-mindedness so I'm not gonna bother.
Pups, especially long-time pups, are the ******* antithesis of Narrow-minded
Zelduh wrote:
MNK doesn't have access to any more TA or DA than PUP does, and haste is irrelevant because PUP can easily cap it. The tiny damage difference MNK has over PUP is easily made up with the puppet. The end.
Nothing I say will convince you people that PUP is a good damage dealer, so there's no point in this discussion. It's like discussing religion. It's pointless to try and thus I'm not going to bother
Nothing I say will convince you people that PUP is a good damage dealer, so there's no point in this discussion. It's like discussing religion. It's pointless to try and thus I'm not going to bother
Regardless of which job has access to more DA or TA (since for this point, Zelduh's not necessarily wrong, if you only account for practical DA options, and he is, sadly, correct as far as TA is concerned, since every TA piece either job can wear has both mnk and pup on it), you're vastly overestimating the puppet's performance in a zerg, and vastly underestimating the difference in damage between a mnk and a pup in a zerg. Let's take a look here:
If you generously assume that both the mnk and the pup have equal DA, TA, Haste, Crit Rate. Store TP, and Regain, and that they're both using the same weapon (in this case, let's say STR path oxyuranis; note that this also means both will have the same attack speed) the raw stat difference is going to come out something like this:
Attack: +15~20 (before gear)
Accuracy: +15~20 (before gear)
Base STR: +~6 (Varies by race, this is comparing two humes) (also note that pup and mnk have equal base dex)
Base Damage +2 (51 to pup's 49)
Kick Attacks +27% (with kicks having a weapon D of +45, so 96)
Counter (pulling hate on mnk INCREASES your damage by a good margin, if you have the right gear)
Automaton (I'll math this out to demonstrate what it adds and why it's not enough)
TP/hit: +0.2 (before store TP; 5.1 to mnk's 4.9)
Significantly higher evasion
First and foremost, let's cover the first massive advantage mnk has over pup; Impetus. Ignoring the attack gain, impetus, to achieve it's max buff, requires the mnk land 50 consecutive hits (ie: not missing 50 attacks in a row). Note, however, that this is attacks,and not attack rounds. If TA procs twice and KA procs as well, and they all hit, that's 7 attacks for the count. Now, at 50 hits, the bonus caps off at a staggering Crit hit Rate +50% as well as Crit hit Damage +50% (if AF3+2 body is worn). If both players are using the same weapon, at haste cap they will have the same attack speed, and due to martial arts, the pup will even get slightly more TP/hit, however, the 27% kick rate will negate that extra TP fairly quickly, and doesn't even begin to cover how huge the damage output difference will be due to impetus. Even if it's not maintained at max, in this situation, it will average out to still be a large increase to crit rate and crit damage (how it averages depends on what you're fighting, but even being generous towards pup, it'd be ~20% for each, so ~15% once you account for impetus' duration, realistically, in a high acc/haste situation, it'd be more like ~25% with duration accounted for).
Now let's look at kick attacks. 27% means that 1 in four of the mnk's attack rounds will have an extra hit (not accounting for the AF3+2 set bonus adding a second kick, because that ****'s to annoying to math out, and is at most a 1~2% net increase in KA rate), all of which will have +13 D over the pup's hits and +11 over the mnk's non kicks, and all of which get full (4.9 before store TP) TP return. Thus, while the pup has higher TP/hit, kick attacks means that the monk will average a noticeably larger number of attacks, which means it will gain more TP than the pup, and thus, weapon skill more often.
Further, let's look at WS. If you want to be fair, either both will be using shijin spiral, or the pup will be using stringing pummel. For pup Shijin Spiral and Stringing Pummel are approximately equal in strength, with SS favoring high defense and SP favoring low defense, however a Monk's Shijin Spiral will always average more damage than a pup's (and thus, by extension, will average more than stringing pummel), for one very simple reason: Mnk has access to far, far more good dex gear than pup, and will thus be able to more handily take advantage of SS's 100% dex mod.
Additionally, Mnk will always have an easier time capping pDIF, fSTR, and Hit Rate, and will average higher in all three against the tougher NMs that no one will be capped on. The combination of Impetus, Focus, Kick Attacks, WS rate, and WS Damage results in a rather large lead for the mnk, and this is before accounting for the huge hit to damage output a pup takes if they want their puppet to not suck (read: using maneuvers). In my OP how maintaining 1 manuever every 20 seconds costs pup ~1 ws/minute at capped haste. Consider that; using maneuvers in high haste means that the distance between mnk and pup TP rates will get even larger.
If you give each job 3% TA, 45% DA (based on gear average and buffs), the pup will average 88 attacks/minute, while the monk will average 126. that's 448.8 TP to 617 TP, before store TP, or ~2 WS/minute from kick attacks alone). If pup loses another ws/min due to maneuvers, that means that mnk is putting out twice as many WS as the pup, at higher damage per ws.
Thus, Your puppet needs to average at least 3 WS/minute to even be able to keep up with the mnk, let alone the fact that Armor Shatterer won't necessarily out damage, or even compare to, a mnk's shijin spiral on many zerged mobs. However, for the sake of the argument, let's see what Sharpshot's Max TP rate (since that's what I did for pup and mnk, despite the fact that if I accounted for acc, the mnk would be further ahead, and acc would greatly reduce sharpshot's TP rate as well, because it's melee skill is an awesome C rank) would be with Turbo Charger and Drum Magazine at 3 wind maneuvers (If you're using barrage turbine in a zerg, you're going to lose another 1-2 ws/minute trying to keep maneuvers up).
Sharpshot has 400 base delay (10.2 TP/hit), and 20 seconds between ranged attack (which use 360 delay for TP, so 9.3 TP/hit). With 3x maneuvers, turbo charger will be at 25% haste (300 delay), and Drum Magazine will have Sharpshot at 12 seconds between ranged attacks. After you account for the delay caused by the Ranged Attack animation, you'll effectively have Sharpshot swinging twice for every single time it shoots, or for a total of 15 attacks per minute or 148.5 TP/minute BEFORE accounting for sharpshot's terrible melee accuracy. at 1 ws/minute, there's absolutely no way sharpshot can negate the difference between a mnk and a pup. AND THIS IS WITH SHARPSHOT BUFFED.
So, let's try Valoredge? You know string shredder won't be able to keep up with shijin spiral, but VE should have a higher WS rate, right? Well, the short answer is no. Because VE can't wear gear, vs anything you'd zerg, you would need Targert Marker and Stab II to be able to have decent acc, which means no coiler, which means no double attack, which means with 3x wind maneuvers, VE will average 12 attacks/minute, or 111 TP/minute, which is even worse than sharpshot. The only advantage VE has is that it's less likely to get wasted by any stray AoE.
So yea, Pup cannot out damage a Mnk if both are on equal footing, pet or no pet. ***************** D.


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Putting our house back in order
While Barack Obama was making his inaugural speech, I was vacuuming. I hadn't planned to be engaged in that particular activity at that particular moment, but the deliverymen turned up early, bringing us a new bed at precisely the moment the new president began to speak.
The floor was covered with dropcloths when the bed arrived, so there was much rushing around to clear the way for it. Meanwhile, the new president of the United States was on TV and our computer screens, offering the words of change I so much wanted to hear, as did my wife, my visiting daughter, and the two young men who were unloading our new bed. While most of America was frozen for this historic moment, events kept the five of us in motion, though our eyes seldom strayed from the TV screen, even as we vacuumed the floor and set up the bed.
This is how human history is lived out: Pomp and circumstance unfold on the stage while the most mundane human activities continue behind the scenes. And it is for those mundane moments that we all work, so that the ordinary activities of all our ordinary days can be lived out in peace. We agonize over how to vote because it is important that we put people in charge who will make it possible for ordinary life to continue — for some of us to buy things like beds while others of us deliver them.
The men who delivered our new bed get the majority of their work through a department store chain now facing bankruptcy, one of the many endangered businesses littering the landscape of American commerce. If that store goes down, then the livelihoods of those two men will be imperiled, along with the dignity of the work they do. But even as we see the loss of old standards like Circuit City and Mervyn's and witness the many smaller businesses dashed by a withering economy, we take hope from the change in leadership that occurred while some Americans were still delivering mail or mattresses, still vacuuming their floors.
If I'd had my druthers, I would have preferred a calmer morning in which to hear President Obama's inaugural speech. I would have liked to have been sipping my coffee when the chief justice of the Supreme Court mangled the administration of the oath of office.
But history, like life itself, happens while we're making other plans. So I was vacuuming the bedroom carpet while a much-loved new president was giving his first speech, and I was moving furniture while a much-despised former president circled the nation's Capitol in the helicopter assigned to take him away.
But perhaps vacuuming was actually the most appropriate way to observe and honor this transition. After all, our new leader faces a huge task of cleaning up. A lot of dust has accumulated underneath the national bed over the past eight years. The stains on the fabric of our national honor need scrubbing, though there are some that may never come out.
The two young men finished assembling the new bed, and then the five of us stood for a moment in front of the TV, marveling at the size of the crowd that stretched from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument and beyond. We were silent in the presence of all that, and then the press of other deliveries stirred the two workers to break the reverie. My wife signed the paperwork attesting to the delivery, and one of the deliverymen said, "You'll always remember you got this bed on the day Barack Obama became president of the United States."
The delivery truck pulled out of the driveway. Our cat came in from outside to survey the new surroundings. Our younger daughter called during a break in her teaching duties to offer a "high-five" by phone. Then I called my mother to share the afterglow of the events we'd witnessed. When that conversation ended, we returned to the task of putting our house back in order.
The nation will wake to a brand-new day — and my wife and I will sleep in a brand-new bed. All of us face a future not yet known, or knowable. But our new leader has told us there is work to be done by all of us. And so there is. Let's get started.
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The doubling of Ford's dividend occurred almost a year earlier than Jefferies Inc. expected, analyst Peter Nesvold wrote today in a research report. The New York-based analyst, who has a buy rating on Ford, increased his price target to $16 from $14.
Ford ended a five-year dividend drought when it declared a 5-cent payout in December 2011. The last time the company had a 10-cent dividend was June 2006, Jay Cooney, a company spokesman, said in an e-mail.
Bloomberg analysts predict that Ford's quarterly dividend may increase to 12 cents a share in 2014. The Bloomberg dividend estimates are based on criteria including a company's guidance, dividend history, regression analysis and put-call parity.
One Ford 'Testament'
"Our ability to double our dividend in one year is a testament to our One Ford plan, which has enabled us to maintain a solid balance sheet, while at the same time growing our business to provide our shareholders with more return on their investments," Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks said in the statement.
Moody's Investors Service raised its rating on Ford to investment grade in May, one month after Fitch Ratings. Standard & Poor's ranks Ford's debt BB+, the highest level of speculative grade, with a positive outlook, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The Ford family has 40 percent voting power through a special class of stock known as Class B. Executive Chairman Bill Ford, great-grandson of founder Henry Ford, holds 14.5 million Ford common shares and 4.23 million Class B shares, according to the company's 2012 proxy statement. The family held 70.9 million Class B shares as of March 14.
Ford Family
"People will argue, particularly given what's happened recently with tax rates if this is the smartest decision, but then they'll also need to remember that there is a very significant family shareholder here that relies on these dividends for income," said Stover, who has a neutral rating on Ford.
General Motors Co., the largest U.S. automaker, doesn't pay a common dividend. Ford and Detroit-based GM are trading at their highest levels in more than 17 months.
A rising share price for GM would boost the U.S. Treasury Department, which pledged in December to sell its 500 million GM shares in the following 15 months.
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The gunman in a Delaware courthouse shooting that left three dead was the ex-father-in-law of one of the victims, a law enforcement official said Tuesday.
The official, who had been briefed on the situation, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to release the gunman's identity while the investigation was continuing. The official identified the shooter as 68-year-old Thomas Matusiewicz of Edcouch, Texas.
Matusiewicz was the former father-in-law of Christine Belford, 39, who police said was fatally shot Monday along with neighbor Laura Mulford, 47. Matusiewicz, armed with a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun, exchanged gunfire with police and also died.
Joe Rogalsky, a spokesman for the Delaware Attorney General's Office, declined to confirm the shooter's identity.
Bill Heriot said he was waiting to enter the courthouse Monday morning when he saw a man pull out a pistol and fire a single shot at each of the two women.
After the shooting stopped, Heriot said he knelt down beside the first woman who was shot.
"I turned her over and unbuttoned her coat. I saw a single bullet hole in the center of her chest," Heriot said. "I held her hand, told her it was going to be all right. Her pupils dilated. She turned pale and passed away."
Delaware State Police Sgt. Paul Shavack said Belford and Mulford were at the courthouse for a child support arrears hearing for Belford's ex-husband, David Matusiewicz.
Shavack said David Matusiewicz was being questioned and was in custody on a federal probation technicality. He did not provide details.
The identity of the shooter was not immediately clear to officials Monday. Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams said he was told a man shot and killed his wife. David Matusiewicz's sister Amy Gonzalez was in tears when reached at her Texas home Monday and said she did not know who in her family was alive.
David Matusiewicz, a former optometrist pleaded guilty in 2009 to federal fraud and kidnapping charges after fleeing to Central America in a motor home with his three young daughters. Investigators said Matusiewicz, who was released from prison last year, kidnapped the girls after forging his ex-wife's name on a loan document.
According to court records, Matusiewicz fled to Central America after telling Belford — with whom he shared custody at the time — that he was taking the girls to Disney World for two weeks.
Matusiewicz's mother, Lenore, the gunman's wife, pleaded guilty to endangering the girls' welfare in connection with the kidnapping plot and was sentenced to 18 months.


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A lack of effective medications to treat cocaine addiction means that the current best hope for recovery is behavioral therapy, in which people learn to ignore the cues that trigger their drug craving and to establish new habits that provide healthy rewards. New research by Dr. Michael A. Nader, Dr. Robert W. Gould, and colleagues at Wake Forest School of Medicine, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, suggests that the brain's capacity for this type of learning is compromised during the initial days and weeks of cocaine abstinence, but may return to normal thereafter.
The Wake Forest team demonstrated that, in rhesus monkeys, ongoing cocaine exposure weakens two brain functions that people require for successful behavioral change: cognitive flexibility and memory. Similarities between the monkey and human nervous systems suggest that human cocaine users may incur similar deficits and have similar ability to recover with abstinence. The findings add to other evidence that medications that enhance cognition, such as those used to treat attention disorders, may help patients in very early abstinence profit from treatment.
Cue Switcheroo
Dr. Nader's research team compared the cognitive performance of adult male rhesus monkeys that had self-administered cocaine almost daily for approximately 5 years and monkeys with no cocaine exposure. The monkeys were trained to sit in a chair and respond to cognitive challenges on a touch-screen device, with food rewards for success.
The first test measured the monkeys' ability to recognize and adapt when cues change their values. This is a critical skill for patients in substance abuse treatment, who must learn to devalue drug cues and instead pursue opportunities that lead to healthy satisfactions.
The researchers showed the monkeys two shapes on a screen. Touching the correct shape earned a reward and a chance to play another round; touching the incorrect shape ended the game and chances for any further rewards. The cocaine-exposed and control monkeys took similar amounts of time to catch on to the game and start routinely touching the correct shape. At this point, the researchers reversed the cues' significance, so that the formerly correct shape became incorrect, and vice versa. Now the impact of cocaine on cognitive flexibility appeared: Compared to the control monkeys, the drug-exposed animals took twice as long to figure out the new rules and made twice as many errors.
The researchers' next test measured the same abilities as the first, but added complexity to more nearly approximate what patients with substance use disorders encounter in daily life. The monkeys had to learn, retain, and adjust to changes in the values of cues that were embedded in complex, potentially distracting screen displays. The displays featured two types of cues—shapes and lines—and the correct cue shifted both within and between the two. Once again, the drug-exposed animals were slower and less accurate in following the changing cue values.
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans taken within 45 minutes of the tests revealed that metabolic brain activity increased in the control monkeys, but not the cocaine-exposed animals, when the display became complicated and reward cues shifted. The areas showing differences are responsible for attention, memory, sensory integration, behavioral flexibility, stimulus-reward learning, and error detection (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. Cocaine Reduces Brain Activity During Learning and Memory Tasks Cocaine-exposed and control monkeys both showed high activity in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) during reverse-learning and set-shifting tasks. However, the cocaine-exposed monkeys showed significantly attenuated activity in the superior frontal gyrus, anterior and posterior cingulate gyrus, and precuneus. The researchers speculate that the cocaine-exposed monkeys received information normally in the OFC, but had trouble processing that information to other parts of the brain. Roll your mouse over the red areas in the PET image to read more about cognitive functions for each brain region. The scale at lower right shows metabolic activity in regions of the brain, measured by the uptake of a radioactive label. The highest activity is shown in yellow or white.
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Memory Function During Binge and Recovery
People who use cocaine typically binge on the drug, taking large amounts within short time intervals between periods of abstinence or lesser use. To investigate the potential impact of cocaine bingeing, Dr. Nader and colleagues tested the monkeys' memory while doubling the animals' established dose of the drug for 10 days.
This test required the monkeys to learn a reward cue—a blue and yellow square, for example (see Figure 2)—and then to recognize and respond to the cue after short (a few seconds), medium (45 seconds), and long (up to 2 minutes) delays. In their first days on the binge dose, the cocaine-receiving monkeys responded more slowly to the delayed cues, and their accuracy dropped by about 25 percent, compared with their performance when on their standard dose. They managed to recover their usual speed and accuracy by the end of the 10-day period.
Something encouraging happened when the monkeys stopped receiving any cocaine and repeated the memory tests. Beginning in the third week of abstinence, their performance on medium- and long-delay tasks improved to almost 25 percent beyond what it was prior to being cut off the drug.
"These results are very promising, because they show that cocaine doesn't have a permanent effect on cognitive performance, even after long-term use," says Dr. Nader. "If you just get rid of the drug, our data suggest that people can recover." He notes that 5 years of cocaine use in an animal that lives 20 to 25 years may be comparable with the experience of people who use cocaine for a decade or more.
Picturing Human Implications
The Wake Forest findings line up with previous observations of similar cognitive deficits in people with cocaine addiction. Because cocaine users generally use other substances as well, however, researchers have not been able to pinpoint cocaine as the sole cause of the deficits. The new findings are valuable, in large part, because they quantify the extent of the deficits and prove that they result from cocaine alone.
The fact that the rhesus monkeys' brain scans and test performance match closely with results of similar studies in humans reinforces the value of these animals as a translational research model, says Dr. Cora Lee Wetherington of NIDA's Behavioral and Cognitive Science Research Branch. "This model can provide a basis for developing and testing amelioration strategies, behavioral or pharmacologic, in a highly controlled, systematic manner using experimental control not afforded in human studies," she says.
"Animal models tell us a lot that's really relevant to the human condition," says Dr. Nader. Repeat testing with female monkeys would be helpful, he notes, because cocaine's effects may differ in males and females. For example, recent findings suggest that the relationship between the brain chemical dopamine and vulnerability to cocaine use may be different in male and female monkeys. It remains to be determined whether effects of cocaine on cognition, as well as potential cognitive enhancers, would also show sex differences.
This study was supported by NIH grants: DA06634, DA10584, DA006634, and DA010584.
Gould, R.W.; Gage, H.D.; Nader, M.A. Effects of chronic cocaine self-administration on cognition and cerebral glucose utilization in rhesus monkeys. Biological Psychiatry 72(10):856–63, 2012. Abstract
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Pat Hensen spent a good part of his 35-year career with the Soil Conservation Service (now Natural Resource Conservation Service) helping Texas Blacklands farmers improve their land.
And he's invested considerable time, effort and money the last 20 years doing the same on his own or leased acreage.
And it may all end up under yards of concrete and asphalt if the Trans Texas Corridor passes muster and follows the latest proposed route.
"My farm would be in the middle of it," Hensen says from his Bell County living room where he and wife Loretta participate in a grassroots campaign to stop what they believe is no more than a land grab and an unconscionable destruction of some of the best farm land in the Southwest.
"Regardless of where it goes, it will take out about 150 acres per mile through the heart of the Blacklands," Hensen says.
Ultimately, the corridor would link with the NAFTA highway and stretch from Canada into the heart of Mexico and take a chunk of farmland out of the Midwest. When completed, the Trans Texas Corridor would include more than 4,000 miles of intersecting highways across the state.
"They plan to take the best land we have to build a road and once it's paved it's gone forever," Hensen says. "The corridor will take acreage equal to one county out of Texas."
He says a lot of Texans are not aware of the corridor and certainly not cognizant of the lost acreage and disruption it will create.
The road, which supporters tout as a multi-use corridor with a passenger highway, a roadway for trucking, a rail line and utility lines, takes a 1200-foot swath out of the rural areas it crosses. The roadway may claim another 200-foot right-of-way.
"It does not have to be that wide," Hensen says.
He's convinced that the road cuts through farmland instead of following Interstate 35 because of business and environmentalist interest.
"We're giving up all this good farm land to protect some kind of sparrow," he says. "No one seems interested in protecting farmers."
The corridor is supposed to be a toll road but opponents question if tolls will pay the freight and point out that the contractor has already lobbied the Texas legislature for funds. Construction could begin within the next few years with a completion target of 2017. "They could break ground next year (near Laredo)," Loretta says.
"It would include six train tracks," Hensen says. "I didn't know that taxpayers were responsible for paying for rail and utility lines." That chore usually goes to private enterprise, he says.
"We're developing a grassroots opposition," Loretta says. A Web site, www.corridorwatch.org, offers updates on opposition efforts.
"It's been so secretive it's scary," Hensen says. He's also concerned about the waterlines that will run alongside the roadway and railroad tracks. He fears large cities will pull water out of rural areas into municipalities, leaving farmers without adequate water for crop irrigation or livestock production.
They say plans have moved quickly to get the corridor on a fast track. "First we heard was in 2002," Hensen says. "The people of Texas should be concerned about the loss of 100,000 acres of prime Blackland farm acreage. It's wrong to take that much farmland out of production without adequate compensation. They could take less valuable acreage."
The Hensens say the corridor still needs federal approval.
The Texas Farm Bureau opposes the corridor. Bureau President Kenneth Dierschke and members of the organization's state board of directors have voiced their opposition at public forums. Their concern includes a fear that the proposed corridor will eventually swallow up many thousands of acres of Texas' best farmland.
Dierschke says the corridor jeopardizes the region's continued farming heritage. The Texas Farm Bureau also expresses concern over access to and from the different communities in the area and foreign country dealings in the crafting of the superhighway contracts.
A company from Spain, Cintra, has been awarded a contract to build the corridor.
"The Texas Farm Bureau is on record as being opposed to the Trans Texas Corridor," Dierschke says. "Our voting delegates at our annual meetings have expressed their continued opposition to its construction."
The Texas chapter of the National Farmers' Union also opposes the corridor.
"We passed a resolution at our convention opposing it," says Texas NFU President Wes Sims.
He has seen "a lot of anger" from Texas landowners who believe the corridor is a big land grab. He says the farm group has several concerns with the corridor.
The method of acquiring land tops the list. "They're using eminent domain to take property," he says, "with no consideration of the effects on the livelihood of property owners. It's mostly agricultural acreage, away from cities, but farms will not be the only businesses affected.
"What happens to those small towns along the corridor route?" Sims says access along the corridor will be limited to major highways, leaving a lot of rural communities and the businesses they count on for their economic bases without access from the highways that funneled business into them for decades.
He said the corridor's limited access also will affect farmers' ability to get to stores, services, churches and schools. In some cases, the roadway will prevent reasonable access from one side of a farm to another. Potential to disrupt water availability also concerns land owners.
Sims says a lot of Texans are angry at the way the corridor came about. Texas voters approved an amendment to the state constitution allowing the legislature to alleviate traffic congestion along Interstate 35.
"But there were no details about how they would do it," Sims says. "I voted against it and encouraged my members to do the same. Voters thought they were voting to improve traffic problems on I-35.
"I think the majority of Texas landowners opposed this corridor. It was done in a deceitful, tricky way."
Sims says Texans still have options. "It's not too late to stop it," he says. "The legislature can do it."
He says the citizens of Texas need to exert enough pressure on the legislature to force them to rescind the action.
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President of Arts & Business, The Prince of Wales will award Prince of Wales' Medals for Arts Philanthropy on Wednesday, 11 December at St James's Palace State Apartments, London. The medals are in recognition of the contribution to the nation's cultural life by five prominent philanthropists.
The Prince of Wales Medal for Arts Philanthropy is celebrating its sixth year of recognising those who champion the arts and acknowledges the impact of some of the most inspirational cultural patrons in the UK.
Joining Charles will be "dancers Akram Khan, Hofesh Shechter and Wayne McGregor, business leaders Jonathan Moulds and Sir Martin Sorrell, arts leaders Dame Monica Mason and Christopher Le Brun, to celebrate individuals who support the arts and recognise the contribution of the most inspiring cultural philanthropists in the UK," stated Clarence House.
A short speech will be made by the Prince following by the awarding of medals then a reception. Master of ceremonies for the occasion will be Joanna Lumley.
The Prince of Wales' "Arts Cluster Group" came up with a list of twenty philanthropists for the panel of judges to review and select five recipients. The judges group was comprised of Jonathan Moulds (Chair of the Arts & Business Leadership Team), Greg Doran (Associate Director RSC), Christopher Le Brun (Artist, President of the Royal Academy) Dame Monica Mason (Former Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet Director) and Sir Ronald Harwood (writer).
"Arts & Business invited nominations from arts bodies the length and breadth of the UK to collate a first wave of potential recipients. The recipients, who could be UK or foreign nationals, will receive their medal in recognition of their philanthropic support of cultural activities in the United Kingdom or of UK artists or organisations presented overseas," Say Arts & Business in a statement regarding the awards.
"There is a special resonance to the Prince of Wales Medals for Arts Philanthropy this year. As we celebrate the individuals who contribute so much to the arts we must also turn our thoughts to how we can collectively inspire a new generation of individuals to be generous with their time, their determination and their money. I strive to influence and encourage new individuals to give to the arts, yet recognise that there are still arguments we collectively need to win. The true beneficiaries of the Prince of Wales Medals for Art Philanthropy will be future generations; the arts are not an optional extra," Jonathan Moulds noted.
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It's only gonna be a fraction of what you really need to learn to do this correctly. And nothing is going to take the place of experience. You can't get that in a school. They just give you some bullshit certificate and you're cut loose, like, "There you go, you're ready to tattoo now." Because you have this piece of paper? Because you learned some shit? Really? Is that how that works? I don't think so.
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