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Q&A: Jake Marisnick, Marlins OF Prospect
The Miami Marlins acquired a lot of young talent in last night's reported multi-player trade with Toronto. The most intriguing prospect heading south is 21-year-old centerfielder Jake Marisnick. Three years into his professional career, he has been more projection than production. The third-round draft pick logged a .719 OPS this season between high-A Dunedin and Double-A New Hampshire. Baseball America and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com rated him the second-best prospect in the Blue Jays system. Marc Hulett is less bullish, slotting him at number six.
Marisnick talked about his strengths and weaknesses late in the New Hampshire Fisher Cats' season.
David Laurila: How would you describe your game?
Jake Marisnick: I'm a guy who can impact the game in a lot of different ways. I can steal a base to get into scoring position, drive in runs, and make plays in the outfield, maybe by throwing a guy out. I like to look at myself as being a well-rounded player.
DL: What do you most need to work on?
JM: Patience at the plate is the biggest thing. Being relaxed and getting a good pitch to hit is something I need to focus on, but that should come with more at bats. It's kind of a rep thing, just getting more at bats at this level, as well as at higher levels. I have to see more pitches.
For me, [pitch recognition] comes down to relaxing, being calm, and waiting for a good pitch — not being jumpy and lunging at the ball. I need to stay relaxed and keep everything simple.
When I'm feeling good, I'm relaxed and letting the ball get deep, and driving it. When I get jumpy, I end up swinging at bad pitches. That's how a lot of hitters are. If you're a little jumpy, you're going to be chasing a little bit more.
DL: What is your hitting coach telling you?
JM: We're working on timing, making sure I'm starting early enough. Sometimes I get caught up, starting too late, and everything kind of gets jumpy. We're working on being relaxed and starting early. Probably the last 10 games or so, I've been feeling really good at the plate. I'm seeing the ball well by getting started earlier, when the pitcher starts up.
DL: Do you have a trigger?
JM: Yeah, a little. I mean, every hitter has got something different they do. Mine is the same as it's been for awhile. I just use my hands, loading up. I basically make sure I get everything going — everything going slow, slow back, and getting down before the pitch is released. From there, I'm seeing it and hitting it.
DL: Are you looking middle and adjusting, or focusing on specific zones?
JM: It kind of depends. We have pretty good scouting reports on a lot of pitchers, so we'll see their tendencies are and what they're trying to do to you. From those, you can kind of sit on certain pitches in certain counts. For the most part, it's staying up the middle and adjusting. If the pitcher has a tendency, you adjust your approach accordingly.
DL: Do you look at hitting more scientifically than you did when you first signed?
JM: I wouldn't say scientifically. It's more that there are little things you learn about hitting as you move up. When I first came in, I was just see-ball-hit-ball. Now I've got a pretty good approach that I've worked on over the years. Approach-wise, it's a lot more in depth than it was when I started out.
DL: How does the Eastern League compare to the Florida State League?
JM: They have their different things. Pitchers in the Florida State League are mostly working on locating their fastballs. They'll throw a lot of pitches that you're expecting, in different counts. On 2-0, you maybe get 80 percent fastballs. Up here, you'll see a lot of 2-0 changeups and off-speed pitches. They throw different stuff in hitter's counts, which is something you have to get used to.
DL: The Florida State League tends to suppress power numbers. You have raw power, but only have [eight] home runs this season.
JM: It's not something I'm too worried about. I know it's there and is only going to get better. I'm not going to get down when I hit a ball to a spot where in most parks it would be a home run. You have to look at it like you took a good swing, and stay with that approach. One of the biggest things you can do as a hitter is stay positive, no matter what happens.
I want to be a complete hitter. I don't want to be just a power hitter, but I do want to drive the ball and hit it out of the park. Most hitters want to do that.
DL; How would you assess your defensive game?
JM: I think I've always been pretty good off the bat, instinctively. I get good reads and take good routes on balls. I've had a lot of opportunities to throw guys out. Defense is something that's just kind of come naturally to me, If I'm not having a great game at the plate, I love being able to go out there and run a ball down. I love playing the outfield. I feel like a little kid running around out there.
David Laurila grew up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and now writes about baseball from his home in Cambridge, Mass. He authored the Prospectus Q&A series at Baseball Prospectus from December 2006-May 2011 before being claimed off waivers by FanGraphs. He can be followed on Twitter @DavidLaurilaQA.


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Concentration and Watching the Breath
Watching the breath is one of the primary traditional means of developing and exercising concentrative power. This exercise has scores of variations, the differences between them being mainly in the degree of difficulty – or more precisely, the intensity of focus needed – to correctly perform the exercise. Given these varying degrees of difficulty, it's best to build up this practice through different stages such as those described below.
Before starting the exercise, meditate for 5 to 10 minutes until you are experiencing mainly surface distractions (as described in the article on obstacles). At this point you are relaxed enough to begin concentrating without becoming tense and thereby undermining your concentration.
One important note: don't attempt to control the breath in any way. You may have heard of various feats of slow-breathing that yogis are able to accomplish: one breath per minute, complete cessation, etc. This is not at all what we are trying to do here. We want our breathing to remain as natural as possible. If we have a short breath, it's just because it's a short breath – if we have a long breath, it's just because it's a long breath. But we aren't trying to make it long or anything else.
It may happen that our breath slows down or becomes very subtle, but this should only happen on its own, not through any conscious control or direction on our part. One reason for this is that if we are trying to control the breath, then we can't be fully present to the watching of the breath. Part of our mind is busy controlling while another is watching, and we end up divided within ourselves. Another reason is that we can undermine our body's natural ability to adjust the breath to maintain a proper oxygen/carbon dioxide balance.
Counting Breaths
The first stage of watching the breath is simply to count it silently to ourselves. The easiest is to count inhalation and exhalation separately. Once you have mastered this after a week or so, you can begin to count the full breath (inhalation plus exhalation).
You can count the breath in any manner you wish. You can count from 1 to 10 and then start over again at 1 (the traditional and easiest method). Or you can count down from 10, or down from 100. Or you can keep on counting starting from 1 and stopping only when you wish to finish the exercise.
As you count, be sure to keep your concentration centered on the number you are currently counting. If you find your mind wandering, bring it back to the counting, while maintaining a relaxed state of mind. If you lose count, then start over either at the last number you remember counting or at the very beginning again.
Observing the Body of the Breath
In counting breaths, we aren't really watching the breath per se. Rather, we are concentrating on counting one number after another. This is easier than actually watching the breath itself since counting is such an ingrained habit that we don't have to be particularly present in order to do it. But this can also, ironically, make the exercise harder, if our minds are wanting to wander, since we can just keep on counting mechanically while thinking about other things. Of course, that's not the point, and if we find ourselves doing so, we should return to counting consciously and with full attention to the silent recital of each number.
Watching the breath itself, however, requires a conscious effort – though if we are relaxed enough, the effort will be almost minimal. There are various levels of watching; naturally we begin with the easiest. The most difficult level, unceasing observation, requires considerable effort if we have not worked our way up to it. Therefore, we begin with just observing the "body" of each inhalation and exhalation.
By "body" we mean the principal portion between the two end points – the end points being the dividing line between inhalation and exhalation and likewise between exhalation and inhalation. It's the part during which air is coming in or going out.
By "watching" the breath we mean fully experiencing the sensations of the air flowing inside our bodies. The place at which to watch these sensations is up to you. There are six possibilities:
- the nostrils, specifically the edge where the incoming air first touches them
- the nasal cavity inside the head
- the area around and including the uvula (if your jaw and tongue are relaxed downward)
- the portion of trachea below the larynx
- the center of the sternum
- the area midway between the base of the sternum and the navel
The two principal points traditionally used are the first and the last, but if you feel more comfortable with a different point that is fine. However, another traditional recommendation is that if you suffer from nervous problems or are prone to headaches, it's best to use a point below those located within the head.
Once you've decided upon a point at which to watch the breath's sensations, stay with that point for at least a month. You can later experience the other points, but each time you change points, stay with it for a month or so. This will better ensure stability of the mind.
In fact, if you are principally interested in cultivating concentration, it's just as well not to change points at all since there is no real need to do so. If on the other hand you are pursuing a deeper self knowledge, you will eventually want to experience the breath at different points in order to gain full insight into its effects within your body and mind.
So, when you're ready to start watching the breath as opposed to counting it, begin by bringing yourself into a relaxed meditative state of mind using the basic form of meditation. Then proceed to fully experience and observe the sensations associated with the inhalation and the exhalation at the point at which you've chosen.
To fully experience those sensations involves a degree of intensity which will vary during your session, with the "valleys" of low intensity being the times during which we are most likely to become distracted. Ideally, we try to maintain the same level of intensity for all of the breaths throughout the duration of the sitting. This is a high standard which may take years to reach, but it is possible with diligent practice and relaxed effort.
Intensity can also increase with practice, making the experience even fuller.
Hence we can see that concentration has these two dimensions: firstly, intensity of focus and secondly, duration or length of time during which the intensity is maintained.
Including the Pause between Full Breaths
After a few weeks of practice, our concentration should start becoming such that we can "stretch it out" to include the pause between each full breath – that is to say, between the exhalation that ends one breath and the inhalation that begins the next.
What this means is that we are able to maintain the same level of intensity of concentration throughout the entire portion of the breath that includes the body and the pause, without feeling that intensity diminish. Also, we are able to maintain that intensity for many breaths at a time, if not for the entire duration of our sitting.
Observing the Full Breath
All that remains is to include the more minor pause at the middle of the full breath between the inhalation and exhalation. This means that we are maintaining the same level of intensity of concentration throughout the entire breath, with no loss of intensity either during or between breaths. Intensity has become fully stabilized and we fully experience all aspects of the breath. We'll likely find until we become quite expert at concentration that we experience variations in intensity, but gradually even these can diminish until we are intensely focused throughout the entire sitting.
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Happy New Year! I know I'm a couple of days past, but nonetheless, I still wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year 🙂
Lately, I have been really busy with studying for my exams, and probably will be throughout the month of January, so I excuse myself in advance. For these last two posts, I wished to show you my Christmas Day and NYE OOTDs, but unfortunately, they didn't come together the way I planned and decided not to go through with them.
On a different note, I would like to dedicate this post to all you viewers who have ever read my blog, even just once – THANK YOU ❤ ! I haven't even been blogging for a year and I already receive more feedback from you guys than I have ever expected! 🙂
With that being said, WordPress sent me this little throwback, if you will – I decided it would be nice to share with you 🙂
Thank you once again,
Until next time,
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We have been almost a week now here in the Glades..
When we arrived we realized we had a hitch hiker from North Fort Meyers.
I tried for a few days to catch it and lure it outside. It hung out in an air vent on the dash.
On the third day I was able to get it outside.
I hope its happy in this new environment.
Since we are fairly close we walk Anhinga trail most every day.
We see all the regulars hanging out together.
Great Blue heron with a Gator.
Tricolored Heron
Yes, always plenty of alligator here..
Jeff and I were meeting up with some friends at the Flamingo
area of the park..
We had lots of time before they arrived to wander around.
This Black-necked stilt was at Eco pond.
I think this one is a Great Southern White
The whole of Flamingo was full of them…
A very worn Gulf Fritillary
Our friends Angel and Mariel met us and we continued on exploring..
More of that in my next post from the Glades..
Oh..and by the way..
Its very hot here this time of year…mid 80s..a bit too hot for my blood…


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More flooding predicted
Huge floods – the worst in 20 years – from upstream in India inundated Bangladesh last month, leaving much of the country still under water. Thirty-eight Bangladeshi districts have been affected by the flood waters with many people displaced from their homes and out of adequate supplies of food and clean water. Children take their usual routes home from school knee deep in water and boats are needed to navigate through local bazaars. A recent report says 250,000 houses are damaged and some 200 people dead, predominantly children. The worrying thing is that more flooding is predicted this month.
Floods complicate life…
Crops, as well as housing, have been wiped out in many places causing a shortage of food. Schools and churches have also been affected: chairs, benches, wells, and kitchens wrecked or needing repair. The families of children who attend our School are included in the devastation so we are hoping to draw upon some of the Government and NGO emergency relief efforts to significantly reduce the $12,690.00 emergency relief as shown below.
This is an appeal to all who can help us to aid these poor people through this tough time, and so help return life to normality once again. Donate by clicking on the button below.
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"I will sing of the Lord's great love forever . . . I will make your faithfulness known through all generations . . . you established your faithfulness in heaven itself (Psalm 89:1-2).
When a guy went off to college, his girlfriend gave him a framed photo of herself. But one day, the guy took the photo out of the frame, and noticed these words written on the back of the photograph: My dearest Tom, I love you with all my heart. I love you more each day. I will love you forever." It was signed "Dianne." But her words contained a P.S. "If we ever break up, I want this picture back."
I suppose that among the most painful things all of us experience is when a person breaks a promise made to us. Sadly, the quality of faithfulness has become abnormal in American life today. Think about that. Spouses leave their marriages for even the slightest of annoyances. Athletes leave one team as soon as another team promises them more dollars. Employers think nothing of laying off hundreds of workers. People today flippantly break their promises and commitments. I feel startled when I think of how unfaithful our society has become.
But our great God is the opposite. He is absolutely faithful. What does it mean, practically speaking, to say that God is faithful?
God Always Does What He Has Said, and Always Fulfills What He Has Promised.
Psalm 89 (at the top of this post) declares that God is faithful. The writer of this psalm even said he would tell future generations about God's faithfulness. Every time a new generation came on the scene, God would be as faithful to them as He was to previous generations. God is 100% reliable, trustworthy, and faithful. He never will fail you, disappoint you, forget you, let you down, or break one of His promises to you. God is faithful!
God's Faithfulness Is Unconditional.
Verse 2 of Psalm 89 states, "Your love stands firm forever. You established your faithfulness in heaven itself." This statement means that God's faithfulness to you never changes. His faithfulness is not conditioned on your response to Him. Even more, God is faithful to us even when we feel we don't have any faith left in us. You can have zero faith, and God will still be faithful to you.
God's Faithfulness Is Experienced Most Clearly During the Difficult Times of Your Life.
Have you ever noticed how the tough times in your life prompt you to reach out to God, to pray to Him, to seek Him? When you hold on to God during times of difficulty, you discover a wonderful truth: God never fails you. His compassion, love, and mercy to you is new every morning (see Lamentations 3:22-23).
If difficulties have you weighed down, or you are feeling crushed or discouraged, God is there for you. Even when you've messed up, He never writes you off. He is willing to pick you up and get you off to a fresh start.
God's Faithfulness to You, Builds Stronger Trust and Faith in Your Life
I often hear people say, "I wish my faith and trust in God were stronger." Exercising faith in God is just like exercising your muscles. If you don't use and exercise your muscles, they become weak. But the more you exercise your muscles, the stronger they become.
In like manner, the more you trust God, the greater your faith in Him becomes. You can trust Him, because He is faithful to you.
When you trust God's faithfulness, every day is like the first day of school—clean paper, new crayons, sharp pencils, and a shiny notebook. God makes each day a fresh, new beginning. Because of His faithfulness to you, you can live every day with confidence. Believe me, that's hopeful!


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TAALC Lab: Jane Kleinert, Ph.D.; Judy Page, Ph.D. (CSD) and Jacqui Kearns, Ed.D. (Human Development Institute)
We have a SPDG grant which is federal monies allocated to the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) for personnel development. Our SPDGA is entitled: Teaching Age-appropriate Academic Learning via Communication. The object is to complete training and research on improving communication services to public school age students and persons with severe disabilities. The TAALC projects works in conjunction with the KDE to assist school districts and Special Education Cooperatives across the state to initiate strong intervention programs for communication and AAC use in the schools when needed. We develop materials and on-line training modules for use with teachers and SLPs in Kentucky and nationally. Our current data shows improvement in communication status of students in Kentucky. From our previous research with the National Alternate Assessment Center (2008-2012) and the National Collaborative States Center (NCSC- 2011-2016) we analyzed an extensive national data set on the communication status of students in Alternate Assessment (students with severe intellectual disabilities) and the AAC needs of such students. We have recently submitted for a grant that would allow us to access the KY data on students in Alternate Assessment and study why historically there is only minimal progress across the grade span in the area of communication skills with these students.
Capilouto Lab: (in conjunction with UK Children's Hospital and NFANT Labs, LLC)
Accomplishing coordination of SSB is a complex challenge for any infant; but is especially challenging for immature and neurologically compromised neonates4. We hypothesize that the quantitative measures of sucking performance that we are uniquely able to collect in newborns will identify those infants likely to experience long-term feeding problems, enabling early intervention to be initiated. Quantitative measures are collected using a pediatric medical device that measures and documents sucking parameters critical for safe and efficient liquid swallow. Analyses of preliminary data (IRB# 15-0052F6A) suggest that our measurements distinguish infants with coordinated SSB patterns from those with poor coordination. Poor SSB coordination leads to slower transit times for moving liquid, increased time to swallow and a concomitant likelihood for airway penetration and/or aspiration as well as feeding-related apnea and bradycardia5. Results from the current pilot study will differentiate, with sensitivity and specificity, those infants at risk for aversive feeding outcomes so that intervention can be initiated early, thereby reducing readmissions and preventing "failure to thrive" long term. We test our hypothesis with three specific aims: (1) Describe the early sucking behavior of healthy term infants. (2) Describe the early sucking behavior in healthy preterm infants from initiation of oral feeding through hospital discharge to post discharge. (3) Assess the relation between early sucking behavior and sucking performance at 4 months uncorrected age.
The EKU-OT Research Center
The EKU-OT Research Center is located within the Occupational Therapy Department, at 107 Dizney Building, on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. Research taking place there can be reviewed through the Department's web page. The Research Center is used by multiple research teams, who schedule meeting times in the Center, as well as by a variety of research support workers, such as graduate assistants and transcriptionists. The Center includes four workstations, one of which is a Macintosh video analysis system. Data analysis software available there also include Hyper Research, Ethnography, and SPSS. Research meeting support includes video projection from laptops, tea and coffee service, refrigerator, and a selection of local take-out menus. Secure data storage, methods reference library, conference phone, and audio-recording equipment are also available. The EKU-OT Research Center serves as the primary research space of the Endowed Chair in Occupational Therapy and is restricted to research use by Department faculty members and doctoral students.
Muscle Mechanics lab (Butterfield lab)
Our laboratory investigates the mechanical and physiological properties of muscle tissue during in-vivo ambulation and exercise using a number of models. We collect direct, real time measurements of mechanical properties and performance of skeletal muscle during modified use, and measure the cellular responses thereafter. Although it is known that muscle adapts following various modes of exercise, we continue to investigate interventions to potentiate the beneficial effects of exercise and optimize the cellular response. The additional contributions of altered muscle function to bone and joint health is of great clinical interest, and we have devised new methodologies to further our understanding of the impact of abnormal muscle function on bone, cartilage, and ligament health during exercise.
Current projects include:
Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory
The Musculoskeletal Laboratory (MSL) is approximately 1300 square-feet and is located in the Charles T. Wethington building. It is a facility dedicated to scholarly research and hands-on instructional education, and also serves the Center for Muscle Biology as a core laboratory. The main lab includes equipment and expertise for 1) Assessment of the sensorimotor system as it relates to musculoskeletal injuries, 2) Assessment of force production and neuromuscular control, and 3) Evaluating the outcomes of interventions with the use of patient self-reported outcomes, functional tests, 3 D kinematic analysis of every day motions, sensorimotor tests such as balance, strength, endurance, power, and muscular recruitment changes. Satellite labs have equipment for both aerobic and resistance exercise intervention studies. The MSL works intimately with the BioMotion Lab (part of the Human Performance Labs) in the Multi-Disciplinary
Science (MDS) building and the Sports Medicine Research Institute (SMRI) in the Nutter Training Facility.
Laryngeal and Speech Dynamics Laboratory
Directed by Drs. Richard Andreatta and Joseph Stemple, this lab is dedicated to the study of physiological mechanisms underlying the human vocal tract during speech and vocalization. The lab currently supports many lines of research that together addresses the integrative nature of vocal function and speech production. Research lines include neuroimaging using fMRI, sensory perception, laryngeal physiology, and basic research in laryngeal muscle biology in animal models. The lab boasts a comprehensive array of technologies that allow for the recording and analyses of respiratory, phonatory, and neural subsystems during a variety of dynamic and static speech/voice tasks. The lab is equipped with several stimulus and transducing systems including: (1) a servo-linear motor for mechanically evoked reflex studies of the trigemino-facial pathway, (2) a precision vibrotactile delivery system for somatosensory perceptual and movement-related gating studies, (3) an automated muscle force assessment workstation for analyzing lip, jaw and tongue muscle performance skills in vivo, (4) kinematic transducers for various orofacial motion tracking applications, and (5) state-of-the-art tools for visual imaging of vocal function, acoustic analysis of the voice signal, and aerodynamic assessment of voice production including respiratory and glottal airway measures. A full-size Faraday booth built within the lab space is also available for EMG and evoked response studies.
Running Injury Laboratory
The Running Injury Laboratory is directed by Dr. Brian Noehren, PhD, PT. The lab is focused on the biomechanics of common lower extremity injuries and is staffed by the running injury lab group. This research is part of the biodynamics lab, which is centrally located on campus and is adjacent to the medical center. The research is focused on a number of key areas including: a) The understanding and mechanics of how runners become injured. From this research the lab group is actively engaged in testing promising new treatments. b) This group is also interested in how having an ACL reconstruction affects the way patients walk. Previous research suggests that a high percentage of individuals who have had an ACL reconstruction will go onto develop knee osteoarthritis. From this, the lab group hopes to determine some of the factors that may be related to the future development of osteoarthritis. c) In collaboration with Dr. Lattermann, this group is engaged in some very exciting work in the area of patellofemoral osteoarthritis. Current projects include:
Human Performance Lab (HPL)
The newly renovated Human Performance Lab (HPL) is housed in the first floor and basement level of the Multidisciplinary Science Building on Rose Street and includes over 3700 square feet of shared space, overseen by the Colleges of Health Sciences and Education. It is co-directed by Dr. Charlotte Peterson (Health Sciences) and Rob Shapiro (Education). It contains equipment capable of assessing physical function, strength, motion, and gait, as well as for exercise training; computers with all software necessary for data collection and analysis are also onsite. The HPL enables investigators of various backgrounds to conduct more extensive and sophisticated 3D motion analysis, exercise interventions, and treatment programs. Current projects include: Peterson Lab funded projects:
Sports Medicine Research Institute
The University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Research Institute (SMRI) is a multidisciplinary research center focused on injury prevention and performance optimization, musculoskeletal health and rehabilitation, metabolism, and neuro-cognition. SMRI is dedicated to excellence in research, community outreach, and collaboration — all leading to one outcome: optimal health.
Focusing on tactical athletes and youth and collegiate-level athletes, SMRI explores ways to minimize injury, optimize performance and maximize career longevity and quality of life. Test models include those specific to risk mitigation, nutrition, fatigue, endocrine health, sleep and stress, battlefield medicine, adaptive technology, concussion, orthopaedic-related injury prevention and rehabilitation interventions, healthy aging, and women's health.
SMRI will provide outreach opportunities incorporating applicable strategies on injury prevention, human performance, sports nutrition and overall wellness to recreational and competitive youth, high school, collegiate, professional, and senior athletes, coaches, parents, and other health care providers.
The mission of the CMB is to 1) catalyze muscle research through pilot funding, 2) strengthen grant applications through provision of state-of-the-art expertise and services, and 3) serve as a hub of multidisciplinary collaboration by enabling students, early-stage and senior investigators with different scientific backgrounds to incorporate muscle structure/function analyses into their research programs. It is widely recognized that aging and chronic diseases are characterized by muscle dysfunction and progressive muscle weakness and wasting. Clinical studies show that loss in muscle strength is often an early and strong predictor of increased mortality, as well as increased disability. Further, disuse due to injury and immobility, such as confinement in the ICU, often result in protracted muscle weakness which negatively impacts quality of life. Thus, our motto: Muscle powers health
CMB researchers study a variety of muscles (skeletal, cardiac, diaphragm, laryngeal, tongue and extraocular) and the effects of aging, sepsis, heart failure, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, injury and exercise on muscle function. The ultimate goal of the CMB is to identify and develop therapeutic strategies to combat muscle weakness and wasting, in concert with primary injury and disease prevention/treatment, for improved clinical outcomes, including lower mortality and disability, shorter hospital stays, and increased functional independence and overall quality of life. We strive to translate therapeutic and rehabilitation strategies for muscle weakness and wasting through strong bench to bedside programs. The CMB integrates basic, translational and clinical researchers together with clinicians, including physicians, physical therapists, speech language pathologists, nutritionists and others, which will be facilitated by Center designation. The CMB offers several core services, resources and equipment, including the Human Muscle Bank, Muscle Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Imaging Core (MIMIC), Muscle Function Core and the Human Performance Lab.


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September 19, 2009
New Sidebar Follows/Fellows
Just a quick heads up. I don't much talk about my work in this space, because the blog was kind of a way of letting off steam about what I consume and not so much what I create.
In any case, it's shameful that I haven't previously directed folks to two blogs by friends of mine from Day 1 Studios, Kyle Wilson and Adrian Stone.
Kyle has published a number of articles about the architecture of Day 1's Despair Engine, the sorts of trade-offs that they make and why.
Adrian talks about engineering concerns, often with regards to graphics but also general architecture or performance issues. His latest two articles are particularly nice and involve suggestions you can start using today on your own code bases.
In any case, I knew from the time I spent interviewing with these two gentlemen¹ a few years back that I could learn a lot from them, and it was a large part of why I took the job. Anyone else can read their thoughts on coding for games without changing his place of employment.
¹A term I use loosely with respect to Kyle. Kidding! (back)
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September 15, 2009
Beating the Biggest
Over the last month or so, I've been wondering how industry executives are going to thank Bobby Kotick. Will there be extra fruitcake at Christmas this year? Perhaps an assortment of nuts? I mean, the CEO of the number one American publisher has been doing little else but telling his competitors how to beat him.
It started about a month ago with a report on Edge, which was quoting an Economist piece. Kotick told his interviewer that "Actually, people are happy with existing franchises, provided you innovate within them."
This is not necessarily untrue. Indeed, Activision Blizzard posted a strong set of profits this past year, driven primarily by sequels (Guitar Hero N, Call of Duty), movie tie-ins (Wolverine, Transformers 2), and a little perennial money-printing machine called World of Warcraft. They had one significant new intellectual property in the same period with Prototype, which according to VGChartz has sold close to 1.5 million units.
Certainly, this is historically the time of a console lifecycle where one expects less new IP and more in the way of sequels and licenses. But console generations don't last forever, and a company who refuses to invest (even in a small way) in new creative ventures is bound to be unable to rise to the challenge quickly when the next generation comes around. If you leave certain muscles unexercised for long enough, they simply aren't going to pop right back into shape, it'll take time and more than a little bit of pain.
Lately I've been watching Star Trek: The Original Series with my kids; the first season is available to stream on Netflix so it's easy to put on for an episode here or there. The other night we watched This Side of Paradise in which the Enterprise arrives at a planet to rescue a colony there, only to discover the small colony in a perpetual social stasis (due to a plant's spores). In the years they've been there, they've accomplished none of their original research goals, and have lived in a sort of vapid contentment¹.
This is exactly the sort of world Bobby Kotick seems to envision for the games market; he's okay with the people already buying games being happy with the brands we have. In his world, there are only a relatively few people who complain.
This is unsustainable. Kotick should know better -- isn't the core of capitalism continual growth? Certainly, it's possible to grow in many ways -- acquisitions and mergers, for example, which has been Activision's modus operandi for years. But there's any number of ways to die off as well, and among these is complacency. After all, even mighty Rome fell² after it grew fat and complacent -- leaving room for the barbarians at the gate to invade.
In fact, even now people are beginning to get fatigued from current franchises. Jeff Vogel, over at The Bottom Feeder recently posted a discussion of his personal view of why the hey-day of Guitar Hero and Rock Band and other plastic instrument games are doomed. I don't know that they're doomed, but I haven't bought one in a while and I'm not likely to, even though Rock Band appeals. The novelty has worn off after a few titles, and it has been months since I've really picked it up, possibly even a year. I've enjoyed the games, but even if they innovate within the franchises, I'm not likely to come back. Certainly, according to VGChartz, while Guitar Hero: World Tour was pretty huge, the single-band issues haven't enjoyed nearly the same popularity.
This is only anecdotal. But I'm not solely a developer, I'm a hardcore gamer. I'm envisioning people like my neighbors, who will buy only a couple of games, but for whom something has to be fairly special for them to pick up. They don't need copies of the same games over and over. They're happy with just one plastic instrument game, if that. They won't go out and buy every copy of Call of Duty that comes out. They'll just get weary of the same old thing.
And not long after I was reading Kotick's puzzling statement, I encountered Leigh Alexander's discussion with various designers about creative bankruptcy in games. Kind of goes hand-in-hand, doesn't it?
Finally, just over the last few days, new reports of interesting statements by Kotick have come to light. Trying to instill "skepticism, pessimism, and fear" into a company culture doesn't sound like a place where I want to make games. Over the long term, in that environment, people will be unable to take the risks that will allow them to deliver the quality of games that will be needed to grow the business. We can only hope that Kotick's approach, directing the largest American publisher as he does, won't sour the market entirely.
Lately, Activision just sounds like it copied EA's old ways of doing business, while EA is trying to make something more out of itself, funding riskier projects, investing in new IPs, investing in new markets (via mobile and other divisions). It seems like EA grew up from the kind of company that Activision now is, whereas Activision now has a CEO who believes strongly that it's the best way to be. EA at the moment has Brütal Legend waiting in the wings, and Dragon Age, and they are working the Mass Effect franchise. Even my old employer is getting into the act, both in mining its back catalog to find experiences they can bring to new users (certainly, Monkey Island didn't reach nearly the audience it might have had it been released into a larger gaming culture), and using the new delivery methods to experiment, as with the recently announced Lucidity.
So, how do you beat Kotick, other CEOs? Just make an environment which rewards creativity and instills a positive outlook. Shouldn't be too hard. Wish him a Merry Christmas for me.
¹When I was in college I had one of those dorm room posters that read "Everything I Know I Learned From Star Trek". It's funny coming back to it after all these years and still enjoying it so much with my kids. (back)
²We haven't watched the Season 2 episode "Bread and Circuses" ;) (back)
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It is Christmas Eve. An abandoned gray cat shivers alone in the cold, snowy forest. Not far away in a warm and cozy farmhouse, Jason anxiously asks his brother Nate if Santa Claus will be able to come in such bad weather. But soon the bitter wind stops howling and the sound of sleigh bells rings clearly through the woods. Neither the cat nor the boys know it, but a small Christmas miracle is about to occur....
Tasha Tudor's radiant illustrations illuminate this story, perfectly expressing the loving spirit that shines through the simple text. Efner Tudor Holmes skillfully combines down-to-earth reality with just a hint of seasonal magic.
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Justice is Blind - and Her Dog Just Peed in My Cornflakes
Shortlisted for the 2000 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
Book DescriptionFrom "surviving ground zero in the nuclear family," to "feeling fear at the Fall Fair," to "quelling a taste for champagne on a tap-water budget," Gordon Kirkland writes about survival - survival in the '90s, that is.
Looking back, Kirkland acknowledges his life has always been filled with laughter. He comes from a family who was like "Monty Python's Flying Circus meets Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in." It's no surprise then, that he was able to meet tragedy in his life - three debilitating car accidents within four years - with determination, courage and good humour. In the years following his accidents, laughter helped Kirkland cope with the stress and pain of his slow and difficult recovery, and the knowledge that he would not be able to walk again without the assistance of forearm crutches. Laughter also gave him the inspiration he needed to start writing stories about his own life, and the desire to share them with others.
Just five years after becoming a syndicated columnist, Kirkland published his first collection of humour. Justice is Blind--And Her Dog Just Peed in My Cornflakes contains nearly four years of the best of Kirkland's newspaper column "At Large." Here is his uproarious and hilarious outlook on such celebrated topics as "married bliss" (not always an oxymoron), legal interpretations for parents of teenagers ("readers will be pleased to know that asking a teenager to set and/or clear the table doesn't constitute an affront to their civil liberties"), the habits of "commutus obnoxiousi," (more commonly known as Other Drivers), and the difficulties of buying a simple cup of coffee ("the plain old run-of-the-mill cup of coffee should be put on the endangered species list"). Always honest, always irreverent, Kirkland strives to give his readers the opportunity to laugh with him, at him, and hopefully, at themselves.


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Scott Tammaro is 52 years old & still breathing. In between breaths he's been known to make lots of art (photos, collages, writings) that no one has really seen much of. He's mostly self-taught but did earn his BFA in Fine Arts from Youngstown State University in 2009. He's the official flaneur/jester/skypilot @ The Universe, & a right time fool zen moment lunatic and (often) an undependable clod rushing around on adrenaline running around in circles wondering if LOVE & KINDNESS is going to save the world or not. He loves candy & talks too much.
"cool blue waters"
A couple weeks pass. Scott continues to not sleep.
Laying in bed, staring up @ the white ceiling of his bedroom, Scott dreams of bridges &
jumps &
landings in cool blue waters.
Scott pinches himself to see if he's awake but wonders if he's dreaming. His wet clothes make his bed damp.
down inside of the water Scott somersaults in easy flow while a musical score plays dreamy pop music. He screams for awhile then stops when a school of fish ask him to please be quiet.
He's disrupting their class. (again)
Scott's breath is running
He wishes he had bigger lungs & more time. He wishes he had gills but doesn't wish to be a fish. Ever.
He always found fish dull, with their anti stare & poised lips.
4 days later Scott spirits into a mild sleep consisting of 3 minutes of sleeping followed by 1 minute intervals of tossing & turning.
His total time = an unspecified amount that slips by him.
It must be mentioned that there are ten 10 minute bathroom breaks. Bonus minutes allotted if the bathroom reading material requires it.
(or if the toilet clogs up)
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His breathing is short bursts.
His eye blinks have ceased.
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Sometimes there are questions for which the only possible answers are Yes or No. For example, "Do you want Samosa?". The answer is "Yes, I am a sucker for Samosas" or "No, Samosas Suck!".
But is it that simple? Let us ask a Man first.
What does it mean when a Man says Yes ?
1. Yes, I can do it, even thought I don't know to do it.
2. He said Yes, so I say Yes. Beer pressure, I mean peer pressure.
3. God definitely doesn't know, but it is a Yes.
4. Yes. That's it, what else you want!
What does it mean when a Man says No?
1. No. That's it, he is really exhausted and he really means no, so leave him alone. Let him watch some TV.
Now it is Women's turn.
What does it mean when a Woman says Yes?
1. Yeah right. If a woman says a straight yes, please leave me a message after the beep.
What does it mean when a Woman says No?
1. No. But why don't you try to figure out!
2. No in Antartican language means "Yes", too bad you misunderstood me because you don't know Antartican.
3. Ha ha, it may be both 1. or 2. Like the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. It is there and not there.
4. God only knows. But I won't tell you which God. 33 Crore Gods in Hindu religion alone, you are stuck my man!
5. I know because I am God.
6. Not enough choice.
Men, If you are hurt by this post say "YES". Women, If you are hurt by this post, say anything, because I am not going to know the real meaning anyway!
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Forge of Honor Targimals: Ga Ga or Gag?
If you've ever gone through an "afraid of the dark" phase with your little one, you know how frustrating it can be to convince them that all is well in the world come lights out. When Dale Taylor's little girl went through a bout of fear of bedtime monsters, he was reminded of the importance of imagination and pretend play for kids. And thus, "The Legend of the Targimals" was born.
Taylor developed a line of cuddly little warriors, and a coordinating storyline (or "legend") to match. Each of Forge of Honor's six characters have their own unique quirks and characteristics, and all bear a shield to fend off evil — from themselves, and their troubled tots. The Targimals line will also feature plush swords and shields to offer further protection (and play).
The toy line, in its infancy, currently exists as a Kickstarter project, so Targimals have yet to hit the market. You can support Dale Taylor and Forge of Honor's mission and become one of the first to receive the toys once they've hit their production minimum. Our question is . . . do you think that it's a good idea? Would you buy a toy that's specially designed to quell your kid's fear of the dark? Weigh in below!


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"But what can I do?" Environmental deterioration, human rights abuse, development policy failure, war: we all ask the question and we are all, in some sense, frustrated by the poverty of the answers that we are provided with.
Well, now there is one thing you can do and that is to join the new IATEFL SIG - the Global Issues Special Interest Group which, thanks largely to the efforts of Alan Maley, officially came into existence at the IATEFL conference in York in April. It's true that joining another SIG will not solve the world's problems overnight but in time we feel optimistic that this could have an important impact on our work and on our relationship to the major problems which confront us all.
For this SIG is potentially different to many of the others: indeed, Special Interest Group is really a misnomer. Phonology, video and management are truly special interests. The global issues of peace, the environment, human rights and development and the concern to develop educational programmes which address these issues can be of relevance and interest to anyone involved in EFL teaching, teacher training, administration or administration or materials development. The Japan Association for Language Teachers (JALT) formed a Global Issues SIG in 1991. It is now one of their largest.
The short meeting in York which gave birth to IATEFL's GI-SIG was not short on ideas. Some people said that the conference and by implication IATEFL was too Eurocentric: there's one issue for debate. One suggested that IATEFL could help channel books from the developed to the developing world with IATEFL representatives in different countries clarifying what materials were really needed and the GI-SIG organizing a charitable collection during the annual conference to pay for the freight charges. The SIG could also build up a database of information about materials relevant to global issues and could help teachers and learners get in touch with organizations like Amnesty International and Greenpeace for information about their campaigns. As Veronica Focseneanu of Romania wrote about Global Issues in a recent IATEFL newsletter: "We are first interested in teaching language as a vehicle of communication. Yet what we communicate is as important if not even more."
You may be right to think that the raison d'etre of the new SIG is as yet not altogether clear. The JALT SIG has its own statement of aims which our committee will look at before drafting a statement for discussion at the first GI-SIG meeting in October. For now, if you're interested in reading more about the background to the SIG, read Alan Maley's call to action in the Nov'94 IATEFL Newsletter.
On the practical side, a small number of individuals have agreed to steer the SIG through its first year until the IATEFL'96 conference at Keele. There are plans for two newsletters this year so please contact the IATEFL GI-SIG if you have a contribution to make. The first SIG event will be a Global Issues SIG Day in York Saturday 14 October, 2995. Margot Brown of the Centre for Global Education at the University College of Ripon & York has kindly agreed to help.
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I feel like I'm constantly discovering amazing products that I need some sort of new ongoing series to feature them. Hence, Beauty Product of the Week (Let's call it BPW for short going forward, k? :)).
I've been freelancing at Allure, and just as you'd imagine, it's quite the beauty product heaven. During a recent beauty sale, I picked up a few products from Specific Beauty. If you remember, I had a giveaway with them a few months ago. That was actually the first time I was introduced the brand myself, which is formulated to serve the needs particular to people of medium-to-dark skin tones (particularly, to even out your complexion).
I started using their Skin Brightening Serum and Professional Moisture Complex sparingly every AM and PM. I'm always really critical of serums and skin brighteners in general because the ones I've used in the past either feel sticky and gross or they dry out my skin. Surprisingly though, these were neither. The serum was more creamy and combining it with the moisturizer kept my skin from drying out.
Even better, I felt like I noticed the difference within a few days. Any dark spots I had were lightening up a lot faster than I thought it would. I checked out the ingredients and it contains licorice, which is a known skin lightener because of its glabridin (which inhibits pigmentation). The moisture complex also contains grape seed oil, an antioxidant powerhouse and skin softener. Both are also under $50 each (the serum is $30 and the moisturizer is $20), which considering the fact that it can be compared to brands that are LOT more expensive, is a pretty good deal.
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Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Zangeneh said on Saturday that Iran is interested in developing cooperation in different energy fields with Sweden.
He made the remarks in a meeting with Swedish Energy Minister Ibrahim Baylan.
Zangeneh said that Iran and Sweden have record of cooperation in different energy fields so far and the Islamic Republic of Iran is keen on enhanced ties with Sweden.
Referring to the technology ties of Iran with the Swedish companies, he said that ASA and ABB of Sweden are currently active in Iran's electricity sector.
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In this week's "Inside Athletics" podcast, Dave and James go more in-depth as they look at last weekend's NCAA National Cross Country Championships. They also talk about how the basketball teams are playing, before Dave expands on the recent changes in how the games are officiated and effects that may have on the game itself.
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Morgan Stanley used a really strange method for allegedly trying to skirt the SEC's rules when it was handling the Facebook IPO.
The bank is accused of providing revenue estimates to stock analysts that were not disclosed in Facebook's S-1 IPO papers, according to Bloomberg. Wall Street allegedly got a different set of numbers than the general public, in other words, and that's against the rules.
The allegations are old news, of course, except for Morgan Stanley executive Michael Grimes' explanation of how he tried to insulate himself from any potential rule-breaking.
According to a consent order signed by Morgan Stanley, in May 2012 Facebook came to believe that its Q2 revenue would be lower than previously estimated in its IPO statements. (The problem was its mobile ad revenue performance, which was a new business for Facebook at the time.)
Grimes is accused of writing a script that Facebook's former treasurer then read over the phone to a select group of analysts, apprising them of the new revenue estimates. The pair were working out of a hotel in Philadelphia.
Grimes allegedly thought that he could separate himself from the process if he couldn't hear the script being read. So he went to a different hotel room and sat on the floor, out of earshot, according to the order:
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After far too long a hiatus, we finally updated the front page of SFFWorld.com. We've had a lot of content go up on the Web site over the past few weeks, but haven't had the chance to do a full update. The big "get" is an interview with George R. R. Martin. Part of the update included my latest review, Wayne Thomas Batson's latest novel, Isle of Swords.
Heroes has been very good the past couple of weeks; I liked the filling in of the missing pieces last week and thought tonights episode was as tough to turn away from as any of the episodes from last season. Granted, I thought a couple of scenes and events were a little predictable, but overall I was very satisfied and am looking forward to the next episode.
Non-segue, I tried Sam Adams Winter Lager a couple of weeks ago after a couple of years of not really liking it. I don't know why I didn't care for it initially, but now I like it quite a bit. All the spices that float through the beer are a nice, refreshing addition to any meal. That Jim Koch, he knows what he's doing. The winter beers are on the shelves and I'm a happy guy.


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Monday, 7 March 2011
Christian and rugby
icking balls and throwing stones has always been a passionate pursuit for Christian, and yesterday, 17 years of practice paid off when his team won the semi finals of the Daily Mail RBS Under 18 Vase! They now get to play the final at Twickenham....every schoolboys dream come true! They are an awesome team and there was not a dry eye amongst the 200 supporters who had travelled up to the pitch in Coventry yesterday....Unfortunately these pics are not of the game itself as Nick and I were far too nervous to take any photos! the photos above are from the quarter finals....
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Israel for the first time signaled willingness to accept an international military force to quell the raging violence, although there was no immediate consensus on its composition. The evacuation of American and other foreign nationals from blood-soaked Lebanon, meanwhile, appeared to be nearing completion.
Stunned at the destruction wrought in Beirut, the United Nations' top humanitarian official condemned the Israeli raids and pleaded for safe passage of emergency supplies for more than 750,000 Lebanese displaced by 12 days of Israeli bombardment aimed at destroying Hezbollah positions.
And in a development steeped in historical irony, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, author of Israel's ill-fated 1982 invasion of Lebanon, was reported to have taken a turn for the worse. He has been in a coma since a massive stroke in January, and today hospital officials said his condition deteriorated.
Despite Israel's steady air strikes, which today pounded the southern suburbs of Beirut, the port of Sidon and areas around the southern town of Tyre, Israel has still not managed to silence Hezbollah rocket fire. Two people were killed today in the Israeli city of Haifa and a dozen injured around northern Israel in repeated Hezbollah barrages.
In Lebanon, the civilian toll also continued to mount. Caught in Israeli strikes today were a minibus and a convoy of cars attempting to flee villages around Tyre following Israeli warnings to evacuate. Three passengers in the minibus were killed and 13 wounded, reporters at the scene said. A fourth motorist also died, and a Lebanese news photographer was reported killed when an Israeli missile hit near the taxi in which she was traveling.
At least three other people were killed, including two boys, in bombing raids on the border towns of Manara, Meis al-Jabal and Blida, all near Tyre, a town 10 miles north of the Israeli border that Israeli army commanders believe Hezbollah uses to fire the rockets that reach Haifa.
Israel also attacked the port of Sidon early today, destroying a religious complex linked to Hezbollah and wounding four people, reports from the zone said.
Jan Egeland, the U.N.'s top official for humanitarian relief, said civilians in both Lebanon and Israel were "paying a disproportionate price", but he found the punishment in inflicted on the Lebanese to be especially harsh.
Egeland decried what he said "seems to be an excessive use of force" in southern Beirut and warned that civilian casualties will continue to mount at the current pace of violence.
A senior Israeli official said the government regretted the "tragic" loss of life in Lebanon and said the military was instructed to avoid civilian casualties but that Hezbollah often fights from inside population centers.
"In modern warfare, unfortunately, you're seeing here a state, a modern liberalized democratic state, confronting a terrorist organization, which operates from within civilian communities and doesn't have any rules to abide by," cabinet minister Isaac Herzog said in a CNN interview. "Whereby people are sleeping with the missile launchers, and the missiles themselves in the living room." On the Israeli-Lebanese border, where Israeli tanks and troops were amassed to back up land incursions, Israeli artillery pummeled the hilltop Lebanese village of Maroun el-Ras, kicking up smoke and dust. Military commanders said on Saturday they had overpowered the village, but the artillery fire suggested continued resistance.
Maroun el-Ras is the bridgehead for control of a six-mile-wide strip that Israeli forces want to rid of Hezbollah fighters. Army field officers say Maroun al-Ras has been used regularly by Hezbollah to launch Katyusha rockets into Israel, the stony ridgetop peppered with buried bunkers and reinforced tunnels that are now giving cover to Hezbollah guerrillas.
Israeli officials described the offensive as a series of "pinpoint" operations conducted by relatively small numbers of troops, and said that they have achieved some success in destroying Hezbollah weaponry and killing fighters. Maj. Gen. Udi Adam, who heads the army's northern command, said cross-border raids also targeted at least two other positions along the border that were used by Hezbollah fighters as outposts or weapons caches.
Adam told reporters today that the offensive could last for weeks, and would include ground incursions on the border and deeper inside Lebanon, if necessary. "This should end in victory. And to me, victory is that Hezbollah is not only no longer on the contact line but also not remain an organization with rocket, missile or other capabilities," Adam said. "This is the required achievement and this will be victory." By this evening, Hezbollah had launched about 90 more rockets at a number of towns in northern Israel. The hills above the Israeli border town of Kiryat Shmona were ablaze, as rockets ignited the dry, scraggly brush and spread a shroud of smoke over an already largely deserted community. Also hit were Safed, Rosh Pina and Acre, in addition to two deadly strikes at Haifa.
One of the victims in Haifa was struck and killed by shrapnel as he was driving a car on a main road and the second died after a rocket struck the factory where he was working, Israeli police said.
Haifa, Israel's third-largest city, has suffered the greatest numbers of fatalities in more than 2,200 rocket attacks across a broad band of northern Israel. Last Sunday, eight railway workers were killed when a rocket made a direct hit on a rail depot.
"The war is not over," Haifa's mayor told the city's citizens in a somber broadcast message. "Stay in shelters and protected areas." Philippe Douste-Blazy, French foreign minister in Israel for diplomatic talks, was visiting Haifa when air-raid warning sirens went off. His convoy pulled off the road, the delegation sought refuge in a residential building, and Douste-Blazy had to duck for cover in a stairwell.
In addition to France, foreign ministry officials from Britain and Germany met today with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem on the eve of the expected arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. After initially rebuffing the idea, Israel Sunday said it would consider deployment of an international stabilization force on the border.


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Peer Editing Checklist For Essays On Music
When a student writes a rough draft, they are demonstrating their level of independent writing. However, it is when a student engages in revising and editing that the real growth begins. It is not easy to engage students in the revising and editing processes. It is one of my toughest challenges. I have had students hand in replicas of their rough drafts, neatly written as final copies. Sound familiar? So, how did I get my students to walk into my classroom this week and ask if they could revise and edit for a second day in a row?
Last week, I taught my students how to engage in "musical papers," a peer review process. It is like musical chairs, except I don't remove a chair. While the music is playing, the students navigate around the room. When the music stops, the students stop, find a desk with a paper, and begin analyzing their classmate's paper. Middle school students love music; however, when I designed musical papers, I didn't realize how powerful it would be. The students love getting out of their seats, bebopping around the room, and stopping long enough to evaluate each other's writing. The key to success in musical papers is knowing your students' taste in music. If you aren't sure what they like, survey them. If you play music they like, they will engage.
I introduce musical papers when I first teach sentence structure. Sentences are short, which supports students of all abilities as they learn to engage in the peer review process. I provide the students with a list of editing symbols and a checklist: capital letters at the beginning of the sentence, detailed subjects, vivid predicates, and ending punctuation. I use the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: ideas, voice, organization, sentence fluency, word choice, and conventions. The Traits of Writing give us a common language to use when discussing writing strengths and weaknesses. During writer's workshop, the mini-lesson focuses on an area of weakness that is present with my largest population of students. Scholastic publishes two great revising and editing mini-lesson resources that may help you in planning instruction that meets your students' needs:
- 50 Writing Lessons That Work! by Carol Rawlings Miller
- Revision Mini-Lessonsby Sarah J. Glasscock
When I conference with students, I provide additional individualized instruction. Whether it is a mini-lesson or an individualized lesson, students are responsible for demonstrating the new skill in their writing as well as previously learned skills. Whatever the lesson outcome, I provide explicit directions and a rubric or a checklist to guide my students in the peer review process.
Before engaging in musical papers, the students need peer review skills. I created a peer review editing checklist to guide them in using editing symbols during the review process, so they share a common language. They also need to know how to be effective and supportive reviewers, so the author is not offended and will continue to take risks in writing. Students also need training on how to receive constructive criticism. Annenberg offers a fabulous free online workshop that guides teachers through the writing workshop process, Write in the Middle: A Workshop for Middle School Teachers. "Workshop 7: Responding to Writing: Peer to Peer," guides teachers in establishing a constructive and supportive peer-to-peer review. They also provide a free online video for additional support.
(Download musical papers lesson plan.)
- Student rough drafts
- My editing guide (grades 6–8) or Scholastic Printables editing symbols (Grades 3–6)
- Scotch tape (optional)
- Colored pens and/or pencils
- Music, from CDs, YouTube, iTunes, Pandora (free customizable Internet radio station), etc.
- Timer
- Rubric or revision checklist
- Review the writing goals for the assignment.
- Review the rubric or revision checklist.
- Students clear off the desk and leave just the checklist and their papers on the desk. Taping them to the desk ensures that reviewers don't accidentally take them.
- Give each student a colored pen or pencil and a copy of the editing symbols sheet for reference.
- All students stand and push in their chairs.
- Model the direction that everyone will be traveling.
- When the music starts, the students walk around the room.
- When the music stops, they quickly find a seat at a desk.
- The teacher sets the timer and the students begin reviewing.
- The reviewer reads the paper and provides feedback using editing symbols. Before leaving the desk, each student signs his or her name as the reviewer.
- When the timer goes off, the students get up and push in their chairs.
- The music starts again and the students circulate to the music.
- Repeat steps 5–12 until each student has reviewed at three different papers.
- After the third review, students return to their own seats.
- Set the timer for a time that is appropriate for the length of the writing piece.
- Each student reads the reviewers' comments. If they have any questions, the author has time to seek the reviewer for clarification,
- The authors revise and edit.
- When they finish, they whisper read their text, so they can hear the music of their words.
When we finish musical papers, the students engage in whisper reading. This is a time for the authors to hear the music of the written language. At the middle school level, students are self-conscious, and therefore, reluctant to read their writing aloud. Whisper reading with their ears plugged alleviates their concerns because they don't have to speak loudly. If students make any corrections or use editing marks during whisper reading, they do not count against them. Pictured here are student samples of the SAT vocabulary sentences we used to train in peer reviewing. Notice how they provide positive feedback as well as constructive criticism.
When introducing whisper reading, I have every other student put their elbows on their desk, plug his or her ears, and read while their neighbor listens. This proves to them that others cannot hear them. The listener gives a thumbs up, indicating when they can hear the reader. The readers are surprised that their neighbors cannot hear them when their voice is so loud in their head. They also marvel at how many "silly" mistakes they find while they are reading, which makes me happy.
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You have probably already made this painful experience yourself: Playing football carries a risk of injury. But the good news is: Scientific studies have shown that the incidence of football injuries can be reduced by targeted prevention programmes.
"The 11" is a simple, catchy and time-efficient preventive programme that comprises ten evidence-based or best-practice exercises and - as number 11 - the promotion of Fair Play. It requires no equipment other than a ball, and can be completed in 10 to 15 minutes. The programme is efficient as most of the exercises simultaneously train different aspects and can replace other exercises.
The exercises focus on specific training methods coaches might be familiar with: core stabilisation, eccentric training of thigh muscles, proprioceptive training, dynamic stabilisation and plyometrics with straight leg alignment. Proprioception is the ability to sense the position of your body, your limbs and their movements. Plyometrics is a type of exercise that uses explosive movements to develop muscular power.
You should perform "The 11" in every training session after warm-up and stretching of all the important muscle groups. To ensure their effect, you should perform the exercises as precisely as possible and follow their sequence on the poster. Before each match, you should go for a shortened version: exercises 4, 5, 8.
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Estrella Mountain Elementary is bringing a new program to our school called "Watch D.O.G.S." The program encourages dads to volunteer and get involved.
Click here to learn more about Watch D.O.G.S.
To sign up, please go to Volunteer Spot today!
#VolunteerTuesday brings us an especially involved dad who spends countless hours at our school. Mike Toerpe is the leader of our WatchDOGS program motivating dads to get involved.
We asked him what motivates him to volunteer.
Mike says, "I have been a stay-at-home-dad for over 13 years and I love it. I have the benefits of working from home and on the weekends, so I am available to my kids, at any time of the day. I have been volunteering at the different schools we have been to, since my kids were in 1st grade. I am motivated to volunteer at EMES because I want to be involved in my kids lives, as well as be a positive male role model, to other kids at school. I find it very important to know where your kids go everyday, what they are learning, who their friends are as well as just being involved in my community. I am very fortunate to have the free time to give back to my school & community and I like to volunteer in many ways. Dads as volunteers/role models play a huge role in kids lives."
Mike volunteers at 5th & 6th grade lunch/recess 2 days a week and is a crossing guard after school, 2 days a week. "I encourage anyone to volunteer at school....your kids will love it and it really makes you feel good too!"
THANKS MIKE! Your work is appreciated!


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