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Laura E. Thielen
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The decision to close Ala Moana Beach Park overnight in March served as a painful reminder of Hawai'i's growing homeless problem. The nightly closures, which will continue this month, left more than 200 homeless people scrambling for places to sleep. Laura E. Thielen, executive director of the nonprofit Affordable Housing & Homeless Alliance, discusses what the city could have done better and how we can end chronic homelessness.
Q: After closing Ala Moana Beach Park, the city allowed homeless people to camp near police headquarters downtown, while the state considered other alternatives. What are your thoughts on how the city handled the situation?
A: It was bad timing and bad communication. It's important to recognize the community wanting to feel comfortable at the beach park, but the way the city handled it was very poor. Service providers found out with the rest of the public, through a press release. Letting us know what was going on might have prevented people from getting disconnected from their case managers and losing their services. We had [record rainfall], and a lot of the agencies were already seeing more health problems with people because of it. Then they had the added stress of finding somewhere else to stay.
Q: Were you surprised at how many people supported the city's actions?
A: You can't walk at Ala Moana Beach Park without seeing someone who may be homeless, so I can see why people supported the clearout. People are also seeing homeless in their own neighborhoods. Communities that have never had homeless before all of a sudden have families living in their local parks, and it's shocking. How that works in our favor is there's more attention drawn to the issue and hopefully, there are more solutions to ending it.
Q: Are there any estimates of how large Hawai'i's homeless population really is?
A: The state Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawai'i states that, in 2005, more than 14,000 people have experienced homelessness at any given time throughout the year, and that only counts those who actually get money from the [public housing agency]. There are inherent problems in trying to count the homeless. For outreach workers on the streets, we're seeing a lot more than what's reported, especially on the Neighbor Islands.
Q: Hawai'i's economy is booming. Our unemployment rate is the lowest in the nation. Why are more people homeless?
A: The reality is that when the economy is doing well, those at the lowest end of the economic spectrum suffer even more. Our housing costs are going sky high. Rents that were $350 a couple of years ago are now $1,000. My motto has always been, "Housing is health care." If we can get people into housing, a lot of issues—substance abuse, mental illness, poverty—can be dealt with in a more timely fashion and in a healthier environment. We shouldn't be treating people on the streets.
Q: What more can the public and our elected officials do to address the homeless problem?
A: As a state, we need to work harder on securing grants and other funding that's out there. We also need to look at some basic things, like increasing the living wage, increasing the amount of money the state contributes to the Rental Housing Trust Fund [which offers loans to developers building affordable housing units]. Community members also need to realize that homelessness is our problem. It's not the providers' problem or the governor's problem. It's the entire community's problem.


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New York, N.Y – After a roller coaster ride of an offseason in which the Georgia-born goalkeeper was briefly a member of Atlanta United FC, Sean Johnson finally landed with New York City FC, ending his days with the Chicago Fire.
The 27-year-old then emerged from a pre-season competition with 24-year-old Manchester City Academy product Eirik Johansen to start NYCFC's season opener, a 1-0 road loss to Orlando City. Johnson largely escaped blame for Cyle Larin's back post headed goal and while he was not called upon to make a save, Johnson was solid with his distribution.
NYC coach Patrick Vieira is adamant that his team play the ball out the back, rather than boot it up the pitch and for Vieira that philosophy starts with his goalkeeper.
Johnson hasn't been known for his foot skills thus far in his career but the former Fire man sounded confident in that aspect of his game when I put it to him Thursday at the New York City FC Media Day at midtown Manhattan hotel.
Taking the "all publicity is good publicity," approach, Johnson earned a laugh saying, "I guess it's good that people talk good or bad because it means they're watching," before turning serious. "I'm confident in my abilities," Johnson explained. "I think the playing style that we try to play we take pride in doing every day in practice and I am more than confident in my ability to do that."
Johnson's confidence has been tested more than once in his career, going all the way to its very beginning when he was the final Generation Adidas player selected in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, lasting into the fourth round before finally being grabbed by Chicago.
Johnson soon earned the number one keeper job with the Fire and he and DC United's Bill Hamid were quickly dubbed 1 and 1A in the Next Great American Keeper Rankings behind incumbent Tim Howard and his understudy Brad Guzan.
But the road to success is rarely smooth and Johnson hit major pothole back in March 2012 when he was beaten by a long range, added time shot against El Salvador, a shot that denied the U.S. a berth in the 2012 Olympics.
Missing out on the Olympics was the first failure of the Klinsmann era with the coach labeling the players on that team a "lost generation." Five years later and some of those players do indeed appear lost, none more so than team captain Freddy Adu. Injuries have ravaged the careers of others like Terrence Boyd, Joe Gyau, Ike Opara, and Tony Taylor but despite some challenges along the way Johnson is still standing.
So, with Johnson just about entering his prime goalkeeping years, I asked if he is looking at this new club start to reignite his national team chances? "Yeah," Johnson began, adding, "first and foremost for me it's establishing myself here in this environment." "You can't look too far ahead," Johnson noted sagely.
Which is not to say that Johnson has abandoned his national team hopes. "Obviously," Johnson continued, "as a competitor, as somebody who just wants to do anything possible to win and play at the highest level, of course, I want to be that guy for the national team."
"But," Johnson adds with words that will be music to Vieira's ears, "it all starts with the club and building a successful foundation with the club and having success as a team."

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New emissions standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) are both planning more stringent emissions requirements for heavy-duty diesel engines. These new standards, expected to go into effect in 2007, are in response to concerns about health hazards from particulate matter (PM) emissions. These tiny, soot-like particles in diesel exhaust are thought to cause cancer and respiratory diseases.
New CARB standards will probably include emissions levels of about 0.5 grams per brake/horsepower-hour for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and 0.01 g/bhp-hr for PM. The current requirement is for 4 g/bhp-hr (dropping to 2 g/bhp-hr in 2004) for NOx and 0.1 g/bhp-hr for PM. The EPA has not yet released the details of their new standards. However, they will undoubtedly follow those of CARB.
The new EPA standards are expected to include requirements for exhaust treatment techniques including diesel particulate traps and NOx trap/catalyst systems. These devices in turn will dictate the use of ultra low sulfur diesel fuel, as the high sulfur content in most current diesel fuel would clog them. While the EPA is considering sulfur levels of 5 to 40 parts-per-million, the CARB is looking at levels of 30 ppm. Current standards allow for up to 500 ppm of sulfur in highway diesel fuel.
Two suppliers have recently announced new products designed to significantly lower NOx and particulate matter emissions.
ARCO Emission Control Diesel
ARCO has developed a reformulated diesel fuel, Emission Control (EC) Diesel, containing much less sulfur than current products. EC Diesel also has a higher cetane rating and less aromatics, which helps lower emissions while improving performance. Initial testing of EC Diesel showed up to a 15 percent reduction in particulates and a five percent reduction in NOx emissions, with no apparent loss in fuel economy. This is in comparison with today's California diesel, considered one of the nation's cleanest diesel fuels.
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How does PuriNOx reduce NOx and PM? Water blended into the PuriNOx fuel lowers peak combustion temperatures so less NOx is produced. PuriNOx also delays combustion slightly so fewer particulates are produced.
In contrast to aqueous (fuel-in-water) blends that also reduce emissions, PuriNOx fuel is a water-in-fuel emulsion. According to Lubrizol, when water droplets are dispersed homogeneously throughout the fuel, the blend takes on the characteristics of the fuel. Consequently, PuriNOx fuel behaves similarly to ordinary diesel fuel with regard to corrosion, lubricity and viscosity. In contrast, aqueous fuels take on the characteristics of the water. Thus, they are more prone to inefficient combustion. They also have higher viscosity and are more corrosive. Such blends also tend to be deficient in lubricity and are susceptible to mixing with water already present in the system.
The benefits of adding water to diesel fuel have been known for some time. However, the biggest obstacle has been keeping the mixture stable in storage. Lubrizol solved this problem by using specialized chemistry to encapsulate the water droplets. At room temperature, PuriNOx fuel remains a completely homogeneous emulsion for a minimum of two months. Beyond two months, gravity causes the larger emulsion droplets to gradually settle, resulting in slightly higher concentrations of water at the bottom of a storage container. However, the fuel is still considered to be stable, and with any agitation, the larger droplets will re-disperse. With the slightest movement or agitation, PuriNOx fuel remains stable for a minimum of three months in fuel tanks and storage tanks.
Because water supplies no energy, there may be a reduction in peak horsepower and torque when using PuriNOx, which is partially compensated for by the fuel's increased thermal efficiency.
The PuriNOx additive package does add several cents to the price per gallon. However, when the fuel and water is blended, some fuel is displaced. This means less diesel fuel is actually contained in each gallon. The bottom line is that users may experience increased operating costs because larger quantities of more expensive PuriNOx fuel will be consumed to provide equal horsepower. These cost increases may be compensated by tax incentives and/or air pollution credits.
PuriNOx fuel is being tested in Ohio and California at multiple locations in a variety of engines. Once testing is complete, marketing should start in California, New England, the Midwest, Mid-South, Texas and Arizona. Initially, the PuriNOx Performance System will be sold to fleets, distributors and suppliers that do their own fueling.
Bill Siuru, PhD, PE, is a technology journalist who resides in Colorado Springs, CO.


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In his book, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, John C. Maxwell states that leaders and executives make courageous decisions. For novices in the early years of becoming a leader, the battle starts with fear. This causes them to miss opportunities they might have used to their advantage. Confront the next road-blocking decision, study it thoroughly, and then make that decision.
Victorious entrepreneurs learn to begin by taking tiny steps against fear. Slowly, they become comfortable with the consequences of wrong decisions and poor choices. The factor that pushes them to the front of the pack is the joy of the rewards when the projects turn out well. The financial gain and the deep emotion satisfaction make the risk less formidable, like the joy of the second ride on the roller coaster with its vertical dives.
There is no exhilaration if the leader does not have the courage to take that seemingly death-defying decision in business. With courage, they strengthen their backbone and jump from one victory to another. Your future depends upon your courage.


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Nonprofit dynamo Kathryn Roberts of Ecumen drives tech innovation for the aging
What's old is what's new. Or at least, what's new is what's happening for the old.
We are about to experience a massive demographic shift in the United States such that by 2050, senior citizens will make up 20% of the population.
Our nation, still young itself on the world stage, has never focused on the needs of the aging as much as other cultures have. Marketers, product developers, and software developers have seen those 18-30 as the drivers of demand and innovation.
Well, the change is coming.
Kathryn Roberts is President and CEO of Ecumen, a 4,000 employee senior services non-profit based in the Twin Cities. She has recognized this as the opportunity that it is and aims to better serve this emerging market by leading with an open focus on innovation and technology. Ecumen re-branded in 2004 and since shifted primary focus from nursing homes to senior housing — now routinely engaging with the tech industry to look for ways to improve the life of its clients.
As one example, Ecumen now employs GE's QuietCare technology in much of its housing. QuietCare monitors and transmits information on residents' daily activities, looking for deviations from routine that could indicate distress or incapacitation.
Ecumen is also an active partner with Mill City Commons, working to build a virtual senior-oriented community that overlays the real neighborhood in view of the Guthrie and aims at keeping people in their neighborhood "for life."
Seniors in Ecumen's system also have access to Ecumen Connects, a social network that connects seniors with each other and allows for viewing and sharing many types of digital content.
As a result of these other critical innovation steps, Ecumen is on solid financial and operational footing and is a national leader in harnessing technology for the benefit of our growing aging population (not just for teens and 20-somethings).
"[P]eople want to stay in their own homes and . . . people really need support to do it so that they're not isolated and they're getting the services they need. They need to be empowered to be as independent as they possibly can be. This is an incredible time to be doing work in changing aging. The forces of consumer desire, demographics, technology, public policy and longevity have created such fertile ground for collaboration and innovation in Minnesota and far beyond. It's all about creating ways to empower people." — Kathryn Roberts, CEO, Ecumen.


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Staff at a South Tyneside outdoor education centre are gearing up for a national two-week nature festival aimed at families.
It will help parents and children get a sense of nature by exploring the world around them.
Visitors to West Boldon Lodge can explore woodland through games, play and educational activities in an initiative running until Monday, November 2.
The centre, which is operated by communities' charity Groundwork South Tyneside and Newcastle (Stan), sits in 13 hectares of woods, ponds and meadows, opposite The Quadrus Centre in West Boldon.
Sessions will involve informal learning activities in the site's wooden lodge and grounds, and are based on Groundwork's Forest School.
They will allow parents and children to get first-hand experience of nature by playing outdoors.
Tom Mower, Groundwork's communities team co-ordinator, said: "Parents and children will use all their senses to explore our woodland through games, play and educational activities.
"We are trying to involve families and children of all ages by giving them a taste of the outdoors.
"At the same time helping them to enjoy exploring the woodlands through child-led play.
"Parents and carers are often inspired to learn as a result of being involved in family learning activities.
He added: "The festival champions how important our families and friends are, and that the people closest to us are the ones who encourage and support us to achieve our goals.
"We want families to join us for fun and informal learning activities, in which they can enjoy something different and feel stimulated about the fabulous environment in which they will find themselves."
Numerous regular activities take place at the lodge, including school visits and child and parent activities which mix learning with fun.
The lodge is situated off the A184 Newcastle Road at West Boldon.
For more information on family learning courses taking place as part of the Family Learning Festival, contact West Boldon Lodge on 0191 536 4873.


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Author present as incurably ill man dies on camera.
Well, my admiration for Terry Pratchett went up another notch last night.
His programme on assisted suicide was humbling and difficult to watch, but the bravery of the people involved was utterly remarkable. How they didn't run around screaming at their terrible situations is beyond me, but they faced their own ends and the ends of those they loved with astonishing stoicism.
I was struck, as Peter Smedley slipped into sleep and then death by how there is always that brief, distressing struggle as the body fights for life, and then peace. Allowing him to do this was the last act of love his wife of 40 years could show him, as she now faced the rest of her life alone.
A priest on the programme that followed said the atmosphere in the room was coercive, but I saw nothing of the kind – I doubt anyone could coerce a man as sharp and tough as Peter Smedley and I think those present would have been delighted if he had changed his mind and decided the time was not quite right, especially his wife.
Being with someone when they die feels very intrusive, both on TV and in real life. I was present when my neighbour R died of a heart attack, right in front of his wife, as the crash team fought to revive him. My husband helped move his body, and I helped choose the clothes he would wear in his coffin. It was an unwonted privilege, and it felt the same watching Peter die – in what should be a deeply private moment – on camera.
Sir Terry, of course, is going to come in for a lot of stick after this, but the debate on assisted suicide has GOT to continue. It cannot be right for so many people to have to trek to Switzerland to make a good end, and British law is still stuck in the days when people believed their lives belonged to God and not to themselves.
It is not illegal (any more, thank heavens) to commit suicide, and if the proper safeguards are put in place, I see no reason why assisted suicide should not also be legal – why should it be illegal to help someone commit a legal act? The fact is, it is done every single day in hospices, hospitals and care homes around the country, quietly, by doctors and nurses who face prosecution for doing so.
I don't believe legalising assisted suicide will lead to a glut of vulnerable people being pressured to kill themselves. There is absolutely no evidence for this, even in countries that have had such regulations in place for decades. In fact, having the option of assisted suicide appears to act as a suicide deterrent to desperate people. And for all that people harp on the idea that some people might be pressured to die so that their relatives can inherit, few seem to mention the stupendous amount of money some people are making out of keeping alive those who want to die.
Life is complicated. I have Dutch friends who freely admit that it was the worst day of their lives when G's father's suicide day came. He was terminally ill with cancer (being terminally or incurably ill is required for assisted suicide under Dutch law) and chose to end his life with a dose of curare, administered by a doctor. They said it was like attending an execution and they themselves would never put anyone else through it.
Years later, when G's wife, S, was stricken with a catastrophic stroke that left her tetraplegic, her instant reaction was to ask for assisted suicide. However, she was refused because she didn't meet the required criteria. That decision is reviewed with every subsequent year (the legal question is whether her illness is incurable) but by and large, S has since come to terms with her condition.
These are the kinds of horrendous questions that people in the real world have to face, and we shouldn't be making their decisions for them. Steven Hawking feels he can make a contribution to the world even with locked-in syndrome. Peter Smedley clearly didn't – he had been a man who had flown planes and raced cars. He wanted to go while he was still 'himself'. The real sadness is that if he had been able to have an assisted suicide in Britain, he might have been able to live for months more, then die at home surrounded by his family rather than hauling his sick body to Switzerland to die at the hands of a stranger.
All in all, an extremely thought-provoking programme, and kudos to the makers for making it, and the BBC for showing it.


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The suspect stepped inside the Mini Mart Food Store, at 3312 Pepperell Parkway, at 6:30 p.m. EDT, Auburn Police Capt. Allan Elkins said. Wearing a mask, black shorts and a red-hooded sweatshirt, he took an unknown amount of money before fleeing.
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This collage was intended to be a mother's day gift for Bubby's grandmas but I didn't get it done in time.
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Amid five unspoiled miles of shoreline, this hotel is a self-contained resort encompassing 800 acres of the scenic north shore. Every room has a refrigerator and an ocean view.
Guests will enjoy the 27-hole championship golf course, 10 plexipaved tennis courts, horseback riding, all water sports, and a variety of fine shopping and dining.
The resort features newly renovated guest rooms, a new full-service spa, 36 holes of golf, improved tennis club, and over 12 miles of new beach trails.
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So Janelle Monae is pretty sick, right? Right. She only played three songs and still, I was completely blown away by her performance Saturday at the Rockville CA (which is actually a half-decent new Web show from the 1.5 episodes I've watched) party at the SXSW East Tent. I think it was mostly because I was half-confused by her. Her image is one concept, her music is another completely different concept. Equestrian-inspired outfits with saddle shoes and sizable bouffant, futuristic alt-R&B operas (titled The Chase Suite, which is set in the future world of Metropolis). As a former Outkast collaborator, Diddy associate and Grammy nominee, Monae is pioneering what's next in the world of musical fusion — over-the-top concepts executed by ultra-stylized characters.
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Monae's stage production is just that — a production. Her look is just so, and when her perfect bubble of hair and cleanly ironed shirt get fussed up from her energetic dance moves (understatement of the century), she goes backstage between songs to collect herself. This sounds tedious and totally annoying, but it's actually not — it adds anticipation to the set.
While Monae proved her offbeat vision and persona on her opening song, she reigned in the weirdness on her second song – a soulful cover of the Nat King Cole standard "Smile." The song showed off Monae's singing chops, proving that as "weird" as Monae can be, she can also compete with singers like Whitney and Mariah (overstatement, perhaps, but the girl can sing). Monae's guitar player lightly strummed along, which was the perfect accompaniment for her impressive vocals.
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Monae delved right back into her futuristic M.O. after "Smile," but it was a welcome change to see her musical dimensions on a classic track. She ended her set by crowd-surfing, with her stiffened legs sticking straight into the air. Never did I think I'd see someone crowd-surfing while wearing saddle shoes.
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FRIDAY, April 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The thin air of America's higher-elevation regions may reduce the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests.
Researchers reported that the occurrence of ADHD decreases substantially as altitude increases. For example, Utah has an average state elevation of 6,100 feet. That state's ADHD rate is half that of states at sea level, they said.
It's important to note though that the current study's design can only show a link between altitude and a lower incidence of ADHD. It can't prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
Still, the researchers suspect that brain chemistry may be affected by the lower oxygen levels at higher elevations.
In particular, levels of dopamine -- one of the brain's chemical messengers (neurotransmitters) -- increase as someone adapts to oxygen-depleted air, said Dr. Douglas Kondo, a child psychiatrist and brain imaging researcher at the University of Utah's Brain Institute and University Neuropsychiatric Institute.
One of dopamine's jobs is to help regulate emotional responses. Previous research has associated lower levels of the hormone with ADHD, Kondo said. Most drugs used to treat ADHD work through the dopamine system.
Kondo and his colleagues have theorized that as dopamine levels increase with elevation, the risk for developing ADHD diminishes.
"The idea is that if your symptoms are on the borderline of clinical ADHD -- it's affecting your family life and your academic life -- the effects of high altitude are beneficial," Kondo said.
So, should parents in low-lying states pack up their ADHD kids and set out for a Rocky Mountain high? Not necessarily, Kondo added.
"That kind of very life-changing clinical recommendation, we're not there yet," he said. "We're just asking the question at this point."
Kondo doesn't even recommend visiting places like Utah or Nevada solely to see whether the high altitude can positively affect an ADHD kid. Just the novelty of being in the mountains or being on vacation, along with the additional physical activity involved, likely would improve a child's symptoms, he said.
The research was published online in the Journal of Attention Disorders.
For the study, the research team relied on elevation data gathered during a NASA space shuttle mission. This mission created a highly detailed topographical map of the 48 contiguous United States.
The investigators then paired that with data on ADHD collected during two surveys conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers found that for every 1-foot increase in elevation, the likelihood of being diagnosed with ADHD by a health care provider decreased by 0.001 percent.
North Carolina, with an average elevation of 869 feet above sea level, had the highest percentage of children diagnosed with ADHD -- nearly 16 percent. Delaware, Louisiana and Alabama, all states with an average elevation of less than 1,000 feet, followed closely behind North Carolina with high percentages of ADHD.
Nevada has an average elevation of more than 5,500 feet above sea level, and the lowest percentage of ADHD children at less than 6 percent. Utah also had one of the lowest rates of ADHD, at less than 7 percent, the findings showed.
All of the western mountain states rated well below average for the percentage of children diagnosed with ADHD. That was true even after the researchers adjusted the data to control for other factors that could affect ADHD risk, such as birth weight, ethnic background and gender.
Mark Stein, a clinical pediatric psychologist at Seattle Children's Hospital, called the findings "very interesting and provocative."
"A clear implication is that youth with ADHD should be encouraged to participate in outdoor activities, including higher altitude ones if available and safe, as opposed to sedentary activities. More summer treatment programs and physical exercise," Stein suggested.
Stein agreed that dopamine provides the most likely explanation for the altitude effect. He said that the neurotransmitter "is associated with many of the symptoms of ADHD, including motivation, activity level and self-control."
Kondo pointed out that an altitude change may not be the panacea parents are wishing for. The same altitude that benefits ADHD kids with a dopamine surge also has been shown to increase levels of depression and suicide in people, Kondo said, possibly by affecting levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Families might wind up trading one emotional problem for another.
"We know that in animal models, if you subject experimental lab animals to simulated altitude, their serotonin levels in the brain go down, which might account for increased depression at altitude," he said.
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Aboyne Academy pupil Isla Kitching is hoping a final fundraiser will help her plans to volunteer in Honduras become a reality.
S6 pupil Isla will be volunteering for a year teaching English in a school in Honduras, the second poorest country in Central America.
The trip, which is organised through educational charity 'Project Trust', will see Isla working in a rural community, where there is a growing desire to learn English in order to enhance economic development.
Isla also hopes to get involved with other projects such as volunteering at an orphanage and setting up extra-curricular clubs where there may be a deficit.
A school trip to Mexico with Aboyne Academy inspired Isla to take on this American adventure.
She has seen fundraising success so far through writing to and receiving donations from trusts including The Wood Family Trust which donated £800.
Isla also held a jumble sale in November which raised a fantastic £1200 and hosted a stall at the Aboyne Academy Christmas Fair.
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Millennials Are Being Accused of Killing The Canned Tuna Industry
According to Andy Mecs of StarKist, the tuna industry is declining because Millennials can't or don't want to use a can opener...
Yes you read that right. Don't you just love a good story that's so random and slightly hilarious. Also I love that Millennials are always getting so much heat for everything and anything.
Millennials are turning away from processed foods in favor of more higher quality food that smaller brands offer.
StarKist is playing catch up to the smaller brands by offering pouches that are easy to travel with and don't require a can opener.
It's all about convenience right!
StarKist has even dabbled with flavors like Sriracha to try to attract millennials.
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Reprogramming of heart muscle cells into pacemaker cells in a large animal
Slow heartbeats caused by age or heart disease are treated by implantation of a pacemaker, a device that delivers precisely timed electrical impulses to the heart muscle. While these are widely used and generally effective, they can fail or cause complications such as infections or damage to the surrounding tissues caused by device migration. An alternative means of restoring normal heart rate that is no more invasive than pacemaker implantation (a minor surgery performed under local anesthesia) would avoid such complications. However, targeting such futuristic therapies, either stem cell-derived pacemaker cells or genes to convert heart muscle cells to pacemaker cells, to a small area of the heart (necessary to induce synchronous beating) represents a major challenge.
A research team at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute led by Eugenio Cingolani has made a major advance towards this goal, demonstrating restoration of beating in pig hearts with experimentally induced heart block by a virally delivered gene that reprograms heart muscle cells. Most importantly, this induction of endogenous pacemaking was achieved via a minimally invasive procedure; the viral vector was introduced to the heart muscle via a steerable catheter.
Specifically, Yu-Feng Hu (the study's first author) and co-workers delivered transcription factor T-box 18 (TBX18), previously demonstrated to convert heart muscle cells to pacemaker cells (also called sinoatrial node cells) in vitro and in guinea pigs. This intervention restored normal heart rate (75-80 bpm) in pigs with heart block induced by radio frequency ablation of the atrioventricular node (in which animals heart rate was 60-65 bpm) from days 5-8 following gene transfer, after which time heart rate decreased, suggesting that transduced cells had begun to be eliminated. (Virally transduced cells are known to be cleared by the immune system.) Restoration of heart rate supported increased physical activity.
While this study demonstrates the feasibility of genetic reprogramming as a therapeutic approach, and is a convincing preclinical basis for human trials of a therapy that would provide temporary pacemaker function, other gene delivery vehicles are needed to allow retention of reprogrammed cells. Current research in nanomedicine, either involving synthetic nanoparticles or engineered viruses or cells, could lead to such vehicles. Nonetheless, even a temporary effect would be clinically relevant, as it would allow normal heart function between removal of an electronic pacemaker following complications and implantation of another.


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Re Ana Veciana-Suarez's Nov. 11 column, Cell phone addiction: Can we beat it?: I've been doing a heck of a lot of traveling around the globe and have noted that this cell-phone/texting addiction appears to be a habit peculiar to the United States, no matter the age of the populace.
In India, I was told that texting prohibitively costs just as much as a cell-phone call. Economically well-off countries with a young urban population, such as in Poland, have all of the gadgets, but just don't seem to be staring at them at all times of the day and night. Same thing in southern African countries and most of the bizarre urban and rural foreign places that I have visited.
I believe that this addiction truly is a U.S. phenomenon.
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In what might be seen as an attempt to avoid being typecast, Michelle Dockery is joining the police force. Well, not really. But, this video is the next best thing. In Tough Justice, the hilarious spoof of a typical TNT crime drama (from the folks at Funny or Die), the Downton Abbey star plays the tough-as-nails (and aptly named) detective Connie Tough. It's an entirely new look for the actress, who's normally decked out in elaborate '20s costumes. And, she totally holds her own opposite her typically macho and dismissive partner, cop-show vet Michael Chiklis.
Casting directors take note: Not only does Dockery look perfectly at ease playing a hardscrabble cop, but the British thespian also nails the American accent. And, if the fake trailer's voice-over sounds familiar, that's because it comes courtesy of Jon Hamm. This marks the first collaboration between the two stars of TV's most popular period dramas. Sure, it may not be the Downton Abbey/Mad Men mash-up we've secretly fantasized about, but we guess we'll just have to take it. For now. (Funny Or Die)


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Monday, June 13, 2011
DJ Méndez - Josephine
Who could expect DJ Méndez after such a long time without fresh singles, news, completely everything promising this hit-machine is gonna get back? However the wait is over as Méndez presents his brand new single "Josephine".
Almost 13 years passed since Leopoldo Jorge Méndez Alcayaga has released his debut album "Latino For Life" and few years later its follow-up "Mendez" giving the world hits like "Razor Tongue", "Fiesta" and "Cross The Border", has become runner-up of Melodifestivalen-2002 with the song "Adrenaline" and has taken part in a year with another entry "Carnaval". Mendez hasn't stopped on this and since that has released whole series of new albums which were not so successful in Sweden but have given one well-charted song "Is That OK?" though.
This year Mendez presents new album "Made In Chile" with summer single "Josephine" in support. Mendez doesn't change his successful formula, it's a dance heavily latino-flavoured track with catchy hit-chorus and hot criminal story in video. We're enjoying it a lot, hope you will too!
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Monnalisa Joins The Ranks Of Designer Baby Bottles
Monnalisa, is the latest designer to join the numerous luxury brands who have designed their own baby bottle.
We wrote about this trend last month listing some of the top bottles on the market from Burberry to D&G. I guess luxury baby bottles and soothers are becoming more and more popular!
This particular set includes a 240 ml pink feeding bottle and soother, both of which include a light grey case made from a wool mix and adorned with rose embroidery, velvet, polka dot ribbon and sparkling diamante.
Price: £56.95
You can also purchase the matching diaper bag in the same grey wool mix. It is roomy and features an adjustable strap and a front that fastens with magnetic snaps. It also folds down to create a change mat. Measures 22.5 inches long x 13.5 inches high x 5.5inches wide.
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Hemel Hempstead Town's cricketers are celebrating winning the Indoor Championship at Redbourn.
Hemel were in the top division of the competition that runs from September to December, along with Flamstead, Frogmore, Redbourn, Kings Langley and winners for the last three years, St Albans.
Going into the final round of games, Hemel – who had been inconsistent in the early stages – needed to beat leaders St Albans to have any chance of taking the title.
St Albans were progressing nicely at 78-2 until they lost their four wickets for 10 and were eventually all out for 88. Hemel knocked off the runs in the last over – securing their third win on the trot and the championship.
Hemel's regular team members were Josh Graves, Billy May, Will Langley, Brad Finch, Dan Blacktopp and Ollie Tuck


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The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or over. Every year, there are certain people that I struggle to find that "perfect gift" for. You know the one - they have everything and nothing you buy them will really matter, in the long run. So, you end up buying them a cheesy pre-made … [Read more...]
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Orlando MoreiraMaking data flow work for real-time wireless communications
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This presentation focus on the challenges involved in the design of systems that provide timing guarantees to streaming applications, and, in particular, to wireless transceivers. We argue that the data flow model of computation is a convenient way of modeling and analyzing modern streaming applications running on heterogeneous multiprocessors. We give an overview of timing-analysis techniques for data flow graphs. We then explain how hardware architectures and mapping decisions can be modeled in data flow and how, using the same analysis techniques, the timing behavior of the mapped application can then be verified. These ingredients are used to build a model-based design-flow that maps a timing-constrained application onto a Multi-Processor System-on-Chip. State-of-the-art wireless transceiver applications (WLAN, LTE-A) are used to illustrate the data-flow-driven modeling, analysis and design flow. There is always an inherent difficulty in making abstract computation and analysis models fit real-life applications and platforms. We will point out some of these, and discuss solutions.
Dr. Orlando Moreira is a Principal DSP Systems Engineer at ST-Ericsson, at the High Tech Campus site, in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. He graduated in Electronics Engineering from the University of Aveiro. In 2012, he received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology. Before joining ST- Ericsson, he worked for Philips Research and NXP Semiconductors. In 2007-2008, he led a joint Nokia, NXP and ST-Ericsson team in developing a hard-real-time software architecture for radios. He has published papers on reconfigurable computing, real-time multiprocessor scheduling, resource management, data flow analysis and modeling. He was awarded patents in computer architecture and compilation methods.
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I'm back in school, again, finally. This time it's for good, though. Really. Finishing up my Bachelors in Business: Accounting - I am attending the University of Phoenix Online. I was a bit wary of the school at first, thinking as many probably do, that it's just a degree factory. However, it was recommended to me by someone who's opinion I really trust, so I thought I'd give it a shot, and actually it is quite challenging. There are no (or have not yet been) any traditional tests. It is all based on papers (tons and tons of papers) and one's ability to communicate on and understand the topics. It forces you to actually learn, not just remember, so I feel I'm getting a very valuable education. Plus, I'm getting it in my jammies at home without having to fight traffic, so that's always a bonus! My fourth class there, which just started today, is Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making. Could be interesting...
Recent events: Just moved into a new apartment with a roommate, Stephanie. There's no DSL and I think that's going to drive me crazy, fast, but otherwise I really like it. Finally got my room all set up, and it's... cozy. It's a small, but everything fits comfortably, so no worries. Got a new computer Monday. Yay! new toys.
So, lately I've just been spending a lot of time reading, hanging out with friends, and gaming. Faire season's officially on again, but I don't know if I'll be working at any, other than the new Marin Renaissance Faire and the Dickens Christmas Fair. We'll see...
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In their article, MIT biology graduate student Jason Sheltzer and physics graduate Joan C. Smith showed that senior male professors in biology, especially those who have prestigious awards or are members of the National Academies, train a significantly smaller percentage of female graduate students and postdocs than their female or junior colleagues. The most prestigious labs, led by men and offering many of the best career development opportunities, are the least likely to train women. The data are convincing, and the effect is clear: women are less likely than men to get either the professional development opportunities or the top letters of recommendation from these prestigious labs. It's no wonder that only 36% of assistant professors in biology are women, even though half of the PhDs in biology go to women.
I have a very personal perspective on this study. Joan C. Smith was an undergraduate physics major at MIT while I was the Physics Department Head. We worked together to organize the 2011 Northeast Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics, a national conference of great importance to our field (a photo of which is at the head of this blog entry). She is also a superb experimental physicist, programmer and engineer. I am thrilled that she turned her statistical and data analysis talents to shine such a clear light on a major problem of the professoriate.
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But it's not just the biologists who should ask, "Have I done everything I can to identify, encourage and advance talented individuals applying to my research group?" You see, Sheltzer and Smith were led to this study when they heard a physics graduate student at a dinner party mention she was the first female student her advisor had graduated in 20 years. I couldn't help but wonder, was it my graduate student they spoke with? So I looked up my record and found an 18-year gap between my PhDs awarded to women, 2 out of 16 total. Ouch. As I spoke with pride of my students and their successes over the years, I never stopped to think about how I was shaping the future face of the profession.
In recent years my research group has been gender balanced; by including undergraduates, that is easy to achieve even in theoretical astrophysics at MIT. However, we must ask not what is easy, but what is right. Unless "elite male faculty" recruit, mentor and promote more women and others from underrepresented groups, science will suffer from our failure to adequately draw talent from more than half the population.
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Colorado Senator Ken Salazar was in Colorado Springs Sept. 22 to spread the word about his conceptual plan for "The Fountain Creek Crown Jewel Project."
The plan, which has no funding nor an exactly defined improvement area, could conceivably include upgrades to Fountain Creek through the Westside from Ute Pass, Salazar indicated. However, he chiefly stressed the value of an upgraded creek corridor between Colorado Springs and Pueblo - partly as a way to relieve water- quality tensions between the respective leaders of those communities.
"I hope that in 10 to 15 years people will look on Fountain Creek as a crown jewel," Salazar said in a press conference at the Manitou Springs skate park. "This ribbon of water could unify the communities."
A report by Salazar's office calls for a cleanup/revitalization of the creek, a linear state park along the corridor, protection of of farms and ranches along the creek and in the Lower Arkansas Valley, and a "greenbelt separator" between Colorado Springs and Pueblo. The report cites support from Colorado State Parks and notes that Colorado Open Lands and the Nature Conservancy "have been in discussions with many key landowners along the corridor."
The senator had no estimate of the cost. He said he hoped that area governments would help pay for any work; he also said he will look into possibilities at the federal level. For now, he would like to form a Fountain Creek Crown Jewel Task Force, consisting of Southern Colorado leaders who would use the report as a guide for future planning.
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Discussion in 'General Gaming Chat' started by Bull, Sep 13, 2005.
Any of you got it yet?
yeah bullman i got it a few days ago
as good as the oldies with a few tweaks
the cone precision passing is great - unlike some reviews state
supastar mode - some people will get alot out of it, but i dont.....feels like GTA but ur confined as its only madden.
truck stick - great
gameplay tweaks - easier to run, step etc - u have more control over ur player
they took nothing away from 2005
fixed a few minor things, and added supastar mode, and precision passing
its a solid final hoorah b4 the ps3, xbox360 rollouts
Yeh, been waiting for this game for ages! NZ release date got set back a week from last thursday till tomorrow, anybody know of where I can get it in Auckland today? I NEED IT !
From what Ive seen at my mates place, even with generic presentation they have achieved quite alot, cant wait for the ESPN to kick in next year.
Hopefully they keep the radio show, I never really liked the Sportscenter on ESPN 2K5, I prefer the Radio Show format, it means I can do my stuff between games in Franchise Mode while not having to listen to that shitty music. Hopefully they will keep it and just revamp it as "ESPN Radio Network" or some crap like that. Maybe have a multiple host panel (Berman and Michaels would be best in my opinion), with people like Mel Kiper chipping in with the updates on players for next years draft and draft day specials.
Got Madden 06 for xbox today, definately an improvement but passes seemed too lobbed a lot of the time. In the extras there is a teaser for madden on xbox 360, jeez it looks good Anybody else played it?
Didn't realise Bull that you liked other things outside of Rugby?
If only it had a side action cam that zoomed out and slightly angled from the quarterback position upfield to the recievers at the snap and kept zooming out depending on the recievers length of the field run and zoomed in as the ball travelled to its reciever. Then I could enjoy the games depth when playing rather than its width. Even the end view had blindspots sometimes (especially if you moved laterally before you passed) so it wasn't flawless.
Oh well.........even in perfection I am always looking for the next step.
i got it on ps2
i am looking for the ps3 extras tonite
i do not think they have it, but i gotto see this
Superstar Mode = The Future of Sports Gaming.
true true
it is going to be the way
But as it stands now its total shite
its their first try and maybe they will put alot of money into it for the next gen consoles
Whats your opinion on it though? How does it fail? I'm getting this game anyway, but I just want to know what it's like. Is it still fun?
ill tell ya after i have had a decent blast of it this weekend
it like u live in an apartment like San andreas, but cant walk outside
u have a map to go different places like agents office etc
its basically a career mode
u play all the games, and train mid-week
then on other days u go to promos, do interviews, in which ur IQ can be determined based on your answers on the interviews
i havent really bashed it alot.............doing my franchise, so my opinion on supastar would not be credible
but what i have seen it isnt anything on franchise mode............BUT in saying that it is a good platform to work on, where at one stage, 5-10 years, it will be like San Andreas, with football matches on the weekends
i just posted a write-up of my franchise progress in the pes5 thread - sorry mods & people
Is the Tony Bruno Show still there?
That guy cracks me up. He's such a jerk.
unfortunately yes
although he sucks is alot better than in 2005
I remember listening to him on Radio Sport after midnight, when they did the switch over to American Fox Sports Radio. He sounded exactly like he did in Madden...Scripted, and tedious.
Superstar is preety good for a first up attempt, but there are several serious issues...
1) TD is a f***ing stalker, every 2 seconds you get a voice message "Hi, Its TD here" or "Yo, its Terrell", then theres Rich f***ing Eisen bugging me about my apperance every 2 games.
2) Draft Day - Letting you get drafted in the first round is a must. Give us some degree on where we wish to be drafted, maybe an option to choose roughly our skills. For Example, with a QB we should be able to Choose either "Pocket" or "Scrambling" or "Balanced". With RBs "Power" or "Finesse" or "Balanced" as well as the option on the quality of player we want to create (For example I may wish to be a Undrafted Rookie and go the Kurt Warner route, or maybe I just want to be the next Peyton Manning, No. 1 Overall Pick and Superstar from the word go).
And it needs to be hyped up more. Maybe get text messages from various teams and your agent pre draft, have Draft Combines similar to what NCAA 06 has when you first start up Race to the Hiesman.
3) Let us choose our Face, Skin Color e.t.c, the whole point of the mode is too let us be the Superstar, but whats the point if we cant even choose what the f*** we look like?
4) Giving us control of the Depth Chart has to go.
5) Allow us to edit the sim and injury sliders in superstar mode, or even better. Allow us to do it from the main menu like on NCAA so we dont have to fiddle with all 32 Coaches Sliders everytime we start a new Franhcise.
While this may sound negative, its still aint that bad a mode, considiring there never really has been anything tried like it before and have had a lot of fun so far.
TD is f**cked
What respect I had for him I do not anymore
So anoyying and yes his voice is muffed and he just keeps on coming
Where's the hot laides, cheergirls, booze sessions and autographing...thats what real supastars live.............not TD's lovechild!!!!!!!
Damn Straight, Wheres Lawerence Taylor asking if I want to do a few lines after the game? Wheres bit where I wake up with a dead hooker in my bed and not a single memory of the last 48 hours? Wheres the option to squirt the ref with Water, pretend to moon the crowd at Lambeau field and run down a cop, and when asked by the media about my fine which is similar to the GDP of a small country, wheres the option "That dont mean no **** to me, Im Rich Bitch."
NFL Blitz is looking awfully tempting right now for my comic relief.
I really want to beat the **** outta my website designer. I think he's f***ing gay, why does he keep sending me his shitty artwork???
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