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Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It is a chronic degenerative joint disease that affects mostly middle-aged and older adults. Osteoarthritis causes the breakdown of joint cartilage. It can occur in any joint, but it most often affects the hands, knees, hips, or spine.
Osteoarthritis can be classified as primary or secondary. Primary osteoarthritis has no known cause. Secondary osteoarthritis is caused by another disease, infection, injury, or deformity. Osteoarthritis starts with the breakdown of cartilage in the joint. As the cartilage wears down, the bone ends may thicken and form bony growths (spurs). Bone spurs interfere with joint movement. Bits of bone and cartilage may float in the joint space. Fluid-filled cysts may form in the bone and limit joint movement.
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YouTube to cut spam by asking you to comment with your real nameBy Lee Kaelin 27 comments
YouTube has begun "encouraging" users with pop-up boxes asking those commenting on video uploads to do so using their real name, rather than their online handles. In addition to this, Google is offering the option to link accounts with Google+, a move many say is an attempt to reduce the degenerative comment spam many associate with the video upload service.
"Starting today we're giving you the ability to change how you appear on YouTube, with the option to use your Google+ profile on your YouTube channel. One Google-wide identity was something that proved popular with new YouTube users when we began offering it in March, so we are now extending it to existing users," said John Fisher, a software engineer for YouTube in a post on the official blog.
Google's video service has received its fair share of criticism for having some of the worst comments online, and the internet search giant has previously proven its distaste for members wishing to remain anonymous on its social networking site. It therefore comes as no real surprise that the internet firm's "secret weapon" is in fact as simple as making those reveal their names in a bid to make them think before commenting.
Users will notice the changes when they go to comment on an uploaded video, with a pop-up dialogue appearing, asking you to "start using your full name on YouTube." The window offers you a side-by-side view of how it looks currently, alongside how it would look if you adopted your real name.
While it is still possible to decline Google's request, you will be greeted by a second pop-up window asking if you are sure before proceeding to explain why you do not wish to use your name. Several options are available, including "my channel is for personal use, but I cannot use my real name," although there is no option to say you simply wish to remain anonymous.
"We realize that using your full name isn't for everyone. Maybe people know you by your YouTube username. Perhaps you don't want your name publicly associated with your channel. To continue using your YouTube username, just click "I don't want to use my full name" when you see the prompt," Fisher added.

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Gwendolyn Brooks published Bronzeville Boys and Girls in 1956.
After students have read and discussed several poems from Brooks' collection, they create a poetry anthology for their own family, neighborhood, or classroom.
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United States Congress officially adopted the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in 1985.
Students investigate the website of a past Poet Laureate's project and use it as a model to celebrate poetry that appeals most to them.
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Solano looks to establish himself as big league regular
PITTSBURGH -- On a youthful Marlins squad, Donovan Solano does have experience on how to finish a big league season.
As a rookie in 2012, the second baseman picked up the pace after the All-Star break, batting .292 in the final couple of months.
The 25-year-old has had his ups and downs this year. He's batting .254 on the year with two homers and 16 RBIs. In his last 12 games, however, he has 10 RBIs.
"I don't think about this being the last part of the season," Solano said. "You need to think about, 'Keep going, and work hard.' The only thing you can think about the season is finish strong.
"You never know what is going on tomorrow. You have to put 100 percent and do the best you can in the game, and let it go. Whatever happens, happens. That's all you can do."
At stake for Solano is establishing himself as a big league regular, instead of being regarded as a utility player.
As the Marlins plan for the rest of the season and for 2014, they are tentatively considering Solano at second and Derek Dietrich (now at Double-A Jacksonville) playing third base. Or Dietrich could wind up at second and Solano could move to third.
Those are a couple of scenarios the team will explore for the future.
For now, Solano understands the club is looking to win as many games as possible.
"We are trying to do the best we can, and look for a better situation for next year," he said.


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They gossiping, it runs the city
They don't know who watchin them when they comin to get me
So I hit the block and bend, do about sixty
And I put my Glocks to them, like blaow, blaow, blaow
[Verse 1]
I'm finna get on this TV and put shit down
I ain't finna let these light skinned niggas come back in style
I'm finna turn this class clown shit to crazy G's
They told my Momma I was bipolar, had A.D.D
I told 'em w-what I wanna do, I wanna be a baller
The dream spoilers'll fool ya
Hating on you to their mans on the corners
Old folks said he'd never make it off the corner
They are the virus that corrupts the soul
They are the cubic zirconia inside the ten-karat gold
That get green on you, when you get green on 'em
You gotta wash your hands of 'em, get clean on 'em
Somebody told me success is the best revenge
So they gon' be fucked up when you do your thing on 'em
Now hold your plaques high, like who would've thought?
And tell em *ahem ahem ahem*, thank you for your no support
[Hook 2]
They are the dream killers, they the dream killers
Who know a dream? Uh, they are the dream (killer Norman Bates)
They the dream killers, they the dream killers
Dream, they are the dream (killer Norman Bates)
[Verse 2]
Now how you going to talk about the way I spend my money?
Everybody say it with me now, it's my money
And they know they hating, but what they don't know is
They are my motivation, they are my inspiration
'Cause we the leaders and they the followers
And we the nut busters and they the swallowers
They are the rumors, they are the lies
We are the shit, dog, and they the flies
How you gonna tell me how to live my life?
And you can't even get your own shit tight, right?
They are the misery that loves company
'Cause that comfortable corporate job can't comfort me
Told 'em I finished school, then I started my own business
They said, "Oh you graduated?" Nah, I decided I was finished
Chasing y'all dreams and what you got planned
Now I spit it so hot, you got tanned
And they hate on your relationship then break your marriage up
Can't kill your dreams so they assassinate your character
Do anything to downplay you or embarrass you
Come around with you but they ain't down with you
They the dream killers
[Instrumental Break]
(Killer Norman Bates)
[Verse 3]
And I'm through spitting these rappers my most heartfelt flow
'Cause they be like, "That's cool, you got some beats for me though?"
Oh, I get it, you want to be Snoop and Dr. Dre
But don't nobody give a fuck what you got to say
Anyway, what you finna rap about?
You never sold crack out your house or put a gat to a mouth
Or put your fist to your spouse, so how you gon' move the crowd?
I bet a thousand that you get booed out
I even heard that they even taking wagers in jail
They bet ten boxes of cigarettes that I'm finna fail
Second you talk about peace, they gon' be like, "Peace?"
This nigga came from the Chi, moved to the East
You gotta kill at least one person at least
Or we'll evict you from the rap game, cancel your lease
How you go to New York? What, you ain't never took a tour there?
What, you ain't know you gotta be rich just to be poor there?
The dream killers
[Hook 1]
They gossiping, it runs the city
They don't know who watchin them when they comin to get me
So I hit the block and bend, do about sixty
And I put my Glocks to them, like blaow, blaow, blaow
Using the backbone of a sped up sample of Belle Epoque's "Me And You", Kanye's genius sampling production appears yet again on one of his early tracks off of Freshmen Adjustment that was also known as "Dreamkillers".
He takes a whole song shooting up his haters (who he refers to as "dreamkillers"), through what they do, how they help him, how they nag at him, etc.
He also takes the 3rd verse to explain the ridiculousness in the rap game at the time.
Ye would go on to reuse some of the lines in this track in "School Spirit".


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Try this: Meatball, zucchini and chickpea soup
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients for 4
- 500g lean beef mince
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp basil leaves, finely chopped + extra leaves, to serve
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 700g bottle Passata of choice
- 1.5L (6 cups) salt-reduced beef stock
- 400g can chickpeas, rinsed, drained
- 2 small zucchini, cut into 1cm pieces
- 60g baby spinach
- Shaved parmesan, wholegrain bread, drizzle of olive oil, to serve
- In a large bowl combine mince, garlic, onion, breadcrumbs, basil and egg. Season and combine well. Roll heaped tablespoons of mince mixture into balls (makes 24) and place on a large plate.
- In a large saucepan add passata, stock and 500ml (2 cups) water. Cover and bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Add meatballs and cook for 5 minutes. Add chickpeas and zucchini and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir through baby spinach. Season.
- Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with extra basil and parmesan. Serve with bread drizzle with a little olive oil.
- Use silverbeet, kale or English spinach instead of baby spinach.
- Goats cheese or feta could be used instead of parmesan.
- The meatballs could also be pan-fried, simmered in passata and served with pasta.


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FlatOut Head On boasts the most four-wheeled mayhem ever seen on PSP, with nine different game modes, including 36 carnage challenges, full career Championship, destruction derbies, multiplayer party mode and the bone-crunching Ragdoll stunt mode.
From rock-smashing dust ups in arid desert landscapes to down and dirty races through rubbish-strewn city streets, FlatOut's PSP debut is yet another gritty excursion into racing carnage.
The FlatOut physics engine delivers levels of extreme racing that have yet to be seen on the PSP; get ready for head on destruction that could literally leave you, the track and your car in pieces.
The more carnage you create, the more points you score, but the more problems you'll face. However using this to your advantage will get you even more bonus points by wrecking other vehicles throughout the races.
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Feed The Future is the U.S. Government's global hunger and food security initiative focused on specific countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In Tanzania, USG assistance will support MKUKUTA, the National Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction. This represents a critical effort as the country is not presently on target meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for reducing the percentage of people below the food poverty line and halving the number of people below the income poverty line. USAID is working closely with other USG organizations through a 'whole-of-government' approach, bringing its technical expertise and capacity to lead this initiative.
To learn more please visit http://www.FeedtheFuture.gov
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Welcome to RiverPark Center
RiverPark Center seeks to improve the quality of life by hosting and presenting diverse arts and civic events, focusing on arts in education. RiverPark Center is a non-profit regional performing arts and civic center that entertains and educates nearly 200,000 people – including 25,000 children – annually through nearly 800 events.LEARN MORE
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* The Kentucky Arts Council,the state arts agency, supports RiverPark Center with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
From RiverPark's Patrons
The performance kept their attention and the bus ride back to school was about the dragon falling off the stage, the white queen, and the dancing. While waiting in line to leave the girls were dancing like the ballerinas. I love seeing both boys and girls interest in the performing arts.
This was a very smooth field trip. The volunteers at the RPC did a fabulous job of moving us off the bus to our location and then returning us to the bus in a swift manner. Things were great!
All students were allowed to 'create' works of art. They were allowed to interact with others and use self-expression. These activities helped to make the Arts & Humanities standards 'come alive.' Great day! Great activities!
My family has been here for New Year's, Alma, Elmo, Chinese Acrobats, class reunions, Friday After 5, Winter Wonderland & summer movies. Thank you so much!
People expect it to be here and don't want it to go away.
As long time members and supporters of the OSO, we know how important RiverPark is to the symphony and the community.
My daughter and I came to see Beauty and the Beast for her birthday. It was amazing and a memory we will cherish forever.
The RiverPark is a very vital part of our community. Through the years our children have enjoyed a number of events at the Center, just as we parents have. We want the Center to always thrive so that our grandkids and future generations can participate in whatever programs you provide.
The RiverPark Center has been a prime driver of activity downtown for years and will remain a signature and significant part of the core of the city and riverfront as downtown development continues.


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Warner Bros. is moving forward with its planned prequel to "I Am Legend," a studio spokeswoman confirmed to TheWrap.
The studio has deals in place with producer Akiva Goldsman and Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment.
The follow-up to the post-apocalyptic thriller may star Smith.
Also read: 'Men in Black 3': Delays, Script Problems and Will Smith's Really Big Trailer
If the "biggest movie star in the world" does return it would have to take place before the events of "I Am Legend," because (Spoiler Alert!) things do not end so well for Smith's character Robert Neville in the first film.
It is easy to see why Warner Bros. is eager to bring back the end of days fun. "I Am Legend" grossed more than $585 million worldwide on a $150 million budget.
Deadline first reported that Goldsman and Overbrook had signed deals.


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Grand Opportunities for Small-Cap Stock Investors
After showing their mettle at Wasatch, the managers of the new Grandeur Peak funds get to strut their stuff with a much smaller asset base, a big plus.
Trying to find a good small-company stock fund is a bit of a Catch-22. You don't want to buy any fund until the managers prove their mettle. But by the time managers of small-cap funds do so, their funds have usually grown too large to excel. That's because small-company stocks are hard to trade in large quantities.
Enter Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities (symbol GPGIX) and Grandeur Peak International Opportunities (GPIIX). Co-managers Robert Gardiner and Blake Walker, as well as six of the funds' seven stock analysts, each boast years of experience at Wasatch Advisors -- a first-class, small-cap shop whose long-term success has brought it an embarrassment of riches.
The Grandeur Peak funds are new, but they've gotten off to fast starts. From its inception on October 17, 2011, through November 19, 2012, Global produced a total return of 19.5% and International a return of 20.5%. The returns are nearly double those of each fund's benchmark.
But what really gets my juices flowing are the long-term results of Grandeur Peak's co-managers, Gardiner, 47, and Walker, 36. Gardiner, in particular, has a stellar record. He was lead manager of Wasatch Micro Cap (WMICX) from its inception in 1995 until early 2007. During his tenure, the fund returned an annualized 25.1% -- more than double the 10.8% annualized return of the Russell 2000 index, which measures the performance of small-company stocks.
Gardiner stood out at another fund as well. Wasatch Small Cap Value (WMCVX), which he co-managed from late 1997 through early 2002, returned an annualized 24.2% during that period, compared with 7.3% a year for the Russell 2000 Value index. He also co-managed Wasatch Global Opportunities (WAGOX) with Walker from late 2008 until mid 2011, returning an annualized 39.9% -- an average of five percentage points per year better than the MSCI All-Country World Small Cap index, a measure of small-company stocks from all over the world.
As you'd expect given the small companies they specialize in, these funds were volatile. But they weren't off-the-charts volatile. In each case, the funds' returns more than made up for the volatility -- as long as you had the stomach to stay invested. In 2008, Walker's Wasatch International Opportunities (WAIOX), the most volatile of the managers' funds, plunged 54.7%, putting it in the bottom 12% among foreign funds that invest in fast-growing small and midsize companies.
Most mutual funds steer away from small-capitalization issues because the stocks are hard to trade in large amounts. If you buy or sell a large number of shares of a small-cap stock, you're likely to push the stock price in the wrong direction -- up as you try to buy it, down as you sell it. Only relatively small funds can excel with small caps.
Because relatively few professionals pay attention to this segment of the market, it's a lot easier for talented managers, such as Gardiner and Walker, to generate superior returns. "We find huge inefficiencies in small caps," Walker says.
There's no bad blood between Wasatch and Grandeur Peak. In fact, Spencer Stewart, son of Wasatch founder and chairman Sam Stewart, is a Grandeur analyst. "We're orthodox Wasatch investors," Walker says. "We're doing exactly what Wasatch is doing."
The difference is that they're doing it with a lot less money. Global has $250 million in assets and plans to close at about $400 million; International has $97 million and plans to close at about $300 million. (Wasatch, by contrast, has about $8 billion in small-company stocks, both domestic and foreign.) Gardiner and Walker insist that they want to maintain each fund's small-cap focus rather than see the funds invest in larger companies as the funds get bigger.
Grandeur Peak's managers and analysts scour the globe for high-quality small companies. They run numerous quantitative screens first, looking, for instance, for companies with high profit margins. They ultimately visit almost all of the companies they invest in, regardless of where the companies are located. And they aim to buy these superb companies only when the companies are selling at steep discounts to the managers' estimates of fair value.
The funds come with two big negatives. First, they're costly. Annual fees are 1.5% -- and that's for the institutional shares, which you can buy from an online broker. I recommend the institutional class over the class used in no-transaction-fee platforms. The NTF funds charge 0.25 percentage point more.
Second, I don't think small caps are especially attractive today. I much prefer high-quality large-company stocks -- and funds that specialize in them. The global economic system still hasn't fully recovered from the aftershocks of the 2008 financial meltdown. High-quality large companies are more likely to stay afloat in such an uncertain environment.
But foreign stocks are certainly cheap -- pushed down to a large degree by the seemingly never-ending euro zone crisis. More important: Gardiner and Walker are good stock pickers. Too good to pass up, in my view.
Steven T. Goldberg is an investment adviser in the Washington, D.C. area.


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Manchester City crashes out of Europe following 1-0 defeat in Dortmund
Kaka becomes the all-time leading Brazilian goalscorer in the Champions League
Zenit records shock 1-0 win at AC Milan to secure Europa League berth
Olympiakos defeats Arsenal 2-1 to qualify for Europa League
Manchester City crashed out of European competition following a 1-0 defeat at Borussia Dortmund.
Julian Schieber scored the only goal of the game to claim victory for the Germans and kill off any hopes City had of reaching the Europa League.
City has endured a dismal Champions League campaign and knew its hopes of reaching the last-16 had already faded before the trip to Dortmund.
But it had hoped to at least pick up the consolation of making it through to the Europa League, especially with Ajax facing Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
English Premier League's hidden costs revealed
But that dream was left shattered as the English Premier League champions were given a reality check.
Boss Roberto Mancini will now look ahead to Sunday's Manchester derby after his team became the first from England to not win a single group game in the competition.
"We lost our qualification tonight," he told reporters. "We lost it before tonight, we tried (to qualify) but we're missing more players. We had the chance to score but if in these moments you don't score it's difficult to win.
"We are not in the Europa League, and for this we should be disappointed."
Elsewhere in Group D, Kaka scored the 28th Champions League goal of his career to become the all-time leading Brazilian goalscorer in the competition.
The Real Madrid star was on target during his side's 4-1 win over Ajax with Cristiano Ronaldo and a brace from Jose Callejon completing the rout.
Kaka's strike takes him past former Barcelona star Rivaldo, who had led the way with 27 goals to his name.
Messi and Ronaldo battle for Ballon d'Or
Ronaldo's effort was his 61st goal of 2012, one more than last year, and his seventh against Ajax in the Champions League.
The win means Real qualify in second place behind Borussia Dortmund.
In Group A, Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 2-1 victory and top spot against Porto with both teams already having qualified for the next stage.
Thiago Silva and Ezequiel Lavezzi were on target for the home side with Jackson Martinez netting for Porto, which finishes second in the group.
Dynamo Kiev was forced to play through a snow storm during its 1-1 draw at Dinamo Zagreb.
Both teams were led off the field with just 11 minutes on the clock as a blizzard forced the game to be halted.
After a 17 minute delay, it was Kiev which looked like emerging victorious thanks to Andriy Yarmolenko's strike on the stroke of halftime.
But a 90th minute penalty by Ivan Krstanović, Dinamo's first goal of the competition, rescued a point for his side.
Fans cemetery: From the cradle to the grave service provided by Schalke
Schalke topped Group B following a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Montpellier.
The German side took a 56th minute lead through Benedikt Höwedes only for Emanuel Herrera to grab an equalizer.
Olympiakos will play in the Europa League following its 2-1 win against an Arsenal side, which had already qualified for the last-16.
The visitors had taken the lead through Tomas Rosicky but goals from Giannis Maniatis and Kostas Mitroglou gave the Greek side victory.
Mexes wonder goal lifts Milan into knockout stages
In Group C, Zenit St.Petersburg pulled off a shock 1-0 win at AC Milan.
Captain Danny scored the only goal of the game after 35 minutes to ensure the Russian side's place in the Europa League.
Milan finish second in the group, four points behind winners Malaga.
The La Liga club, which was held 2-2 by Anderlecht, became the first side from Spain to start a Champions League game with just one Spanish player.
Duda scored both goals for Malaga with Anderlecht's strikes coming from Milan Jovanovic and Dieumerci Mbokani.


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New Jersey Institute of Technology and WebTeam Corporation, a New Jersey-based IT company, have signed an agreement to collaboratively design and develop a customizable learning device that will help children with autism spectrum disorder master a range of skills-building lessons contained in the device's embedded educational software.
For the initial project, an NJIT team, including students, will work with WebTeam to develop a tactile-friendly 3D device with embedded sensors to interface with the company's iLearNNEarn2 program, which is a part of the ColorsKit package for autism management and a gaming model that uses touchscreen kiosks and mobile devices to deliver evidence-based learning sessions.
The sensor-embedded device would prompt the child through the sessions, monitor responsiveness, assess cognition, and adapt future learning sessions accordingly. The device would record the related data, allowing others involved in the child's intervention to share and review it. The device's outer form would vary; for young children, for example, it might be a toy with which they are familiar and include personalized images such as pictures of their rooms. The educational sessions are based on a curriculum developed by Eden Autism Services, a New Jersey-based not-for-profit organization that provides education and training to people with autism, as well as their families, teachers, and caregivers.
"Our goal is to identify the right technology in the marketplace, customize it for this population, and package it. We want to provide an educational tool that parents with little teaching experience can use, bringing them together on the same platform with teachers and therapists," said Nish Parikh, chief executive officer of Web Team, who added, "The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life for individuals on the autism spectrum and to reduce stress on them and their families. We want to make learning both smart and fun."
WebTeam chose to partner with NJIT, because the university is "a technology leader with the best engineers in the region," Parikh said.
"WebTeam has developed the program and we will deliver it, optimizing its interface, as well as its assessment, feedback and response capabilities, while also capturing the data," said Atam Dhawan, distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, who will lead the NJIT team. As part of the intellectual property agreement, NJIT is jointly filing a supplemental patent to the patent WebTeam filed on its educational software.
"As the autism community prepares to recognize Autism Awareness Month in April, we applaud the collaborative efforts of academia and private sector companies such as NJIT and WebTeam, who are working year-round to develop innovative new tools for managing the challenges and opportunities posed by living with autism," commented Peter Bell, Eden Autism Services President and CEO. "This project is an outstanding example of how a public-private partnership applying shared knowledge and resources can improve the outcomes of those living on the autism spectrum."
NJIT students have been working on a learning device for children with autism disorder since 2011, when a team of Honors College students from the university's Interdisciplinary Design Studio (IDS) proposed developing an educational toy to engage children who might lose focus or interest staring at a computer screen and assess their cognitive abilities. Parikh, a member of the IDS External Advisory Board, was one of the sponsors who allowed the team to pursue research and development on the NJIT campus over a summer.
Dhawan said the new project will build on the team's technology, which was able to respond in simple ways to the children's choices, such as telling them they had or had not correctly picked the color the program prompted.
The next stage of the project will incorporate more sophisticated responses, including the intelligence to recognize whether a task is taking a child too long and the ability to respond by moving on to the next, so the child does not become frustrated. The device could be inexpensively customized to suit, say, robot or stuffed animal preferences, among other potential forms.
"I will put another student team together soon this year," Dhawan said, adding that the NJIT students, from a range of majors, could potentially be working with researchers, clinicians and software engineers on the device.
"The technology, combined with therapy, should enable children to enhance their potential and build upon it to become significant contributors to society. We want to help them to optimize their capabilities," he added.
"For our students, these are the sort of experiences that make what they're learning in the classroom real and give them the chance to develop real applications to help people with serious challenges," NJIT President Joel Bloom said at the signing this week.
WebTeam Corporation gained global recognition when it was awarded $500,000 in Verizon's Powerful Answers Award for pitching its innovative idea of autism management at homes and in the classroom. Out of the 15 winners, WebTeam was the only company from the New Yor-New Jersey metro area. It will utilize a portion of the award money to fund the project at NJIT, according to a company source.
About WebTeam Corporation
WebTeam Corporation, a technology development subsidiary of Rangam Consultants, was incorporated in 2005 to design, develop, and promote technologies for education and distance learning and training. At the time, autism intervention in the classroom was largely unstructured, and in the following years, WebTeam experimented with a few technologies to ascertain if teachers could benefit from using touchscreen kiosks in the classroom. The experimentation led to the development of S.H.A.N.E.S.H. ColorsKit, which, together with the app-based iLearnNEarn program that was put to use in 2011, charted a new horizon in autism treatment by extending classroom intervention to homes and therapy centers globally. Since January 2012, WebTeam's autism apps have registered 1.2 million downloads across iTunes, Google Play, Nook and Kindle, while delivering 10,000 daily sessions on average.
The company's mission is to increase the bandwidth of the educational bodies and service providers to accommodate the increasing demand of autism intervention along with helping children with ADHD, autism and Asperger's to improve their lives by making them independent. For more information about WebTeam's collaborative initiatives, programs and apps, visit http://www.
About NJIT
NJIT, New Jersey's science and technology university, enrolls 10,000 students pursuing bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in 120 programs. The university consists of six colleges: Newark College of Engineering, College of Architecture and Design, College of Science and Liberal Arts, School of Management, College of Computing Sciences and Albert Dorman Honors College. U.S. News & World Report's 2011 Annual Guide to America's Best Colleges ranked NJIT in the top tier of national research universities. NJIT is internationally recognized for being at the edge in knowledge in architecture, applied mathematics, wireless communications and networking, solar physics, advanced engineered particulate materials, nanotechnology, neural engineering and e-learning. Many courses and certificate programs, as well as graduate degrees, are available online through the Division of Continuing Professional Education.


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Woman Behind 'Brown Sugar' To Sell Jagger Letters
And our last word in business today is: "Brown Sugar."
We know Mick Jagger was the man who wrote the lyrics behind dozens of hit songs by the Rolling Stones, but especially given those songs, it's something of a surprise that he could compose a sweet love letter. One of his many lovers - and thought to be the inspiration behind the song "Brown Sugar" - has those letters and is making them public, for a price.
American Marsha Hunt was quite well-known herself back in the London of the '60s. Her exchange of letters with Mick Jagger was in the summer of 1969, while the Rolling Stone was in Australia filming a movie. Those love letters reveal a romantic side of the singer that was little known at the time. Rather than the rocker described by Britain's Guardian newspaper as an uncouth, drug-using rebel, Jagger appears in these letters to be more thoughtful, sensitive and self-aware. He muses about the books Marsha Hunt sent him overseas, including the poetry of Emily Dickinson.
The letters are expected to fetch more than $100,000 when they're auctioned off at Sotheby's next month. And that's the business news on MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Zagat's List of America's Best Burgers in 25 Cities
This week Zagat released their list of America's best burgers in 25 cities. In case you don't feel like clicking through their slideshow, here are all their picks:
Atlanta: Vortex Bar and Grill [AHT review] Austin: Hopdoddy's Burger Bar [AHT review] Baltimore Area: Linwoods Boston: Mr. Bartley's Charlotte: Bad Daddy's Burger Bar Chicago: Edzo's Burger Shop [AHT review] Dallas/Ft. Worth: Maple & Motor [AHT review] Denver: Crave Real Burgers Ft. Lauderdale: The Le Tub Saloon Honolulu: Kua 'Aini Sandwich Houston: Goode Co. Burgers Kansas City: Burger Stand at the Casbah Las Vegas Area: Slidin' Thru Los Angeles: Golden State [AHT review] Miami: Flip Burger Bar New York City: Burger Joint [AHT review] Orlando: Pine Twenty 2 Philadelphia: Sketch [AHT review] Portland, OR: Killer Burger [AHT review] Sacramento: Squeeze Inn Salt Lake City: Hire's Big H San Diego: In-N-Out Burger San Francisco Bay: 900 Grayson [AHT review] Seattle: Broiler Bay [AHT review] Washington, DC: Ray's To The Third
What do you think are the best/worst picks on this list?
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Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment Group, announced early pick-ups of hit Wednesday night comedies "Cougar Town," "The Middle" and "Modern Family" for the 2010-2011 Season today at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour.
"Cougar Town" (Wednesdays from 9:30-10:00 p.m., ET)
Courteney Cox, who was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for her role on the show, stars as Jules, a newly divorced single mother exploring the honest truths about dating and aging in our beauty and youth obsessed culture. While most women in their twenties go through life experiencing the challenges and often humorous pitfalls of meeting men, Jules took on the responsibilities of marriage and raising a son. Now in her forties, she embarks on a journey to self-discovery.
The second-most-watched new comedy on television this season, behind only "Modern Family," ABC's "Cougar Town" ranks No. 2 on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. in Adults, Men and Women 18-34. The freshman comedy is also improving the time period year to year for ABC by wide margins across the key Men demos: M18-34 +50%, M18-49 +63% and M25-54 +43%. On its most-recent telecast (1/6/10), "Cougar Town" marked its highest viewer and young adult numbers in nearly 2 months - since 10/14/09.
"Cougar Town" stars Courteney Cox as Jules, Christa Miller as Ellie, Busy Philipps as Laurie, Dan Byrd as Travis, Josh Hopkins as Grayson, Ian Gomez as Andy and Brian Van Holt as Bobby.
Bill Lawrence ("Scrubs," "Spin City") serves as executive producer/writer/director, Kevin Biegel ("Scrubs") as executive producer/writer, and Courteney Cox and David Arquette are executive producers. The series is produced by ABC Studios.
"The Middle" (Wednesdays from 8:30-9:00 p.m., ET)
Emmy-winner Patricia Heaton stars in this warm and witty single-camera comedy about raising a family and lowering your expectations.
Frankie Heck is a superhero. Well, no, not an actual superhero � not unless you count getting her kids out the door for school every morning as a superfeat. Middle-aged, middle class and living in the middle of the country, this harried wife and working mother of three uses her wry wit and sense of humor to try to get her family through each day intact. Frankie has a job selling cars at the town's only surviving car dealer, while her husband, Mike, is a manager at the local quarry. In between juggling shifts and picking up fast food dinners eaten in front of the TV, Frankie and Mike raise their kids with love and solid Midwestern practicality.
Building on its lead-in Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. among viewers and young adults, "The Middle" is delivering solid year-to-year improvement to the time period for ABC. On average, "The Middle" is boosting ABC's numbers in the half-hour over the same point last season by +1.2 million viewers and by +5% in Adults 18-49. On its most-recent telecast (1/6/10), "The Middle" hit series highs in key Adults (AD18-49/AD25-54), Men 18-49 and across all key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54).
"The Middle" stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Charlie McDermott as Axl, Eden Sher as Sue, Atticus Shaffer as Brick and Chris Kattan as Bob.
Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline are the creators and executive producers of "The Middle," which is a production of Warner Bros. Television.
"Modern Family" (Wednesdays from 9:00-9:30 p.m., ET)
Today's American families come in all shapes and sizes. The cookie cutter mold of man + wife + 2.5 kids is a thing of the past, as it becomes quickly apparent in the bird's eye view of ABC's half-hour comedy, "Modern Family," which takes an honest and often hilarious look at the composition and complexity of family life today.
TV's most-watched new comedy overall this season, ABC's "Modern Family" is a strong competitor on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. The ABC freshman comedy is a solid second in its half-hour to CBS' veteran "Criminal Minds" in viewers and young adults, while ranking No. 1 with key Men (M18-34/M18-49). On its most-recent airing (1/6/10), "Modern Family" posted best-since-debut numbers in viewers and young adults, while hitting series-high ratings with key Men (M18-49/M25-54).
In its first season, "Modern Family" has already been honored with some of the industry's most prestigious award nominations. Thus far the show has been nominated for a Golden Globe, Writers Guild, Directors Guild and Art Directors Guild awards, and the cast has received a SAG nomination for their performance. The series was also recognized by the AFI as one of the top 10 TV programs of 2010.
"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sof�a Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex and Rico Rodriguez as Manny.
The series is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television in association with Levitan Lloyd Productions. Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd are executive producers/creators. Jason Winer is co-executive producer.


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New tick-borne disease discovered
Nantucket patient infected with new illness
A new tick-borne disease has been discovered in Massachusetts, according to researchers.
A man on Nantucket has been diagnosed with the disease.
Researchers from the Yale School of Public Medicine said evidence of the disease was discovered in 18 patients in New England and New York, including the patient from Nantucket.
The disease is so new that it doesn't have a name.
It's the first time an infection in humans from a bacterium known as Borrelia miyamotoi has been confirmed in the U.S.
Dr. Sam Telford, an expert on tick-borne diseases, authored the paper in the New England Journal of Medicine on the new illness.
He says the new disease now adds up to five different illnesses caused by deer ticks.
"We need to start talking about prevention. Nobody's doing anything about controlling ticks. We can start by cleaning up our yards and reducing the deer population by increasing hunting," he said.
The disease is transmitted by the deer tick, which also infects people with Lyme disease, babesiosis and anaplasmosis. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle ache and fatigue and is treated with the same antibiotics used to treat Lyme.
The symptoms are somewhat similar, except Lyme disease presents a rash.
Paul Mihalick of Newington, Conn., says he's had Lyme disease for eight years but wasn't officially diagnosed until 18 months ago.
"It turned my life upside down. I had chest pain and cognitive issues. I had to leave my job," said Mihalick, who said he is doing much better now.
Researchers are now studying if the new disease holds clues to why some patients with Lyme-like symptoms test negative for Lyme.


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Sharon Salzberg gives an inspiring lecture about our right to live happily, and what happens when our actions are not based on proper understanding of happiness.
Sharon Salzberg teaches vipassanā (insight), mettā (loving-kindness) and other meditation methods having their origins in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Her approaches also touch on the Brahmavihara meditations. Together with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein, she founded the Insight Meditation Society in 1974. She also co-founded (with Goldstein) the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in 1989. In 1998 they co-founded The Forest Refuge as a long-term meditation retreat center.


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In this issue of Beanstalk, we hear from child psychiatrist, Dr Jared Ng, early childhood professionals and parents as they explain how nutrition, physical activity and hygiene all contribute to the development of a healthy, well-rounded child! Gain tips on how to keep your child in tip-top health and how you can nurture a rich relationship with your child!
We also share a sneak preview about ECDA's upcoming Early Childhood Conference 2016 and coverage on the launch of our nation-wide initiative, Start Small Dream Big!
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Photographer Annie Leibovitz reaches deal to secure photos
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World renowned celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz has secured the control of her photographs and two properties after she reached a deal with the art finance company behind her $24 million debt, according to Leibovitz.
Reuters - Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz reached a deal on Friday with the art finance company behind her $24 million loan, allowing her to buy back control of her photographs, which had been put up as collateral.
In a joint statement with Art Capital Group, which made the loan against the value of Leibovitz's entire collection and her two properties, Leibovitz said she had bought back control of her assets. She had taken the loan to pay off debts.
As part of the agreement, Art Capital agreed to drop a breach of contract lawsuit filed against Leibovitz in July and extend the deadline for payment. The loan was originally scheduled to be paid back on Tuesday.
"In these challenging times I am appreciative to Art Capital for all they have done to resolve this matter and for their cooperation and continued support," Leibovitz said in a statement.
"I also want to thank my family, friends and colleagues for being there for me and look forward to concentrating on my work," the photographer said.
Leibovitz, 59, who has photographed everyone from Michelle Obama to Britain's Queen Elizabeth and a very pregnant Demi Moore in the nude, approached Art Capital in June 2008 and later secured from the group a $24 million loan.
She is perhaps best known for a portrait of a naked John Lennon and a clothed Yoko Ono taken on the same day the former Beatle was shot dead.
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The Vancouver Canucks will entertain the Nashville Predators this evening. With a 3-1 series lead, a victory will send the Canucks to the NHL's Final/Frozen/Whatever Four. The Bruins and Lightning already know they're playing one another in the Eastern Conference Finals. Vancouver would be the first entry in the western title game.
This is the only Stanley Cup Playoff game of the day and/or night.
Canucks need no reminders about perils of trying to close out a series [Vancouver Sun]
Nashville Predators face elimination game against Vancouver Canucks [The Tennessean]


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The minds behind the Marvel movie universe explain what to expect from Thor and The Avengers, plus which two superheroes will be next to get their own movies. Plus new Spidey set photos, lots of Doctor Who hints, and more!
Spoilers ahead!
Top image from Doctor Who.
Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige discusses the secrets of Odin's Vault, which houses various dangerous relics:
Everything in that vault and everything you might see if you pause and look behind people's shoulders or as the Einherjar soldiers are walking past – everyone of those has a story and it is from the books. There is Thanos' glove, or certainly a glove that looks like it could be Thanos' gauntlet, is in there for sure. The Warlock's Eye thing [from the first Tales of Asgard stories] is in there. There are some swords. There is a sword there that may or may not be eternal. There are a number of things. There is even one, and in fact I'm not sure if you can see this in the movie or not, but there is one that is empty. There was one sort of subchamber of the vault that didn't have anything in it. So the question is "What used to be in it?"
The Avengers
Feige reaffirmed that this is intended to be a fundamentally standalone movie, as are all the other Marvel movies:
"Maybe I've tricked myself, but I really do look at these movies as stand-alone movies. This 'Thor' film is the first film in what I hope is a franchise of 'Thor' films. 'Captain America' is being constructed and has been produced in a way that it's introducing a 'Captain America' franchise. And 'Avengers', as people will start to see, is not the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe Part Six.' It's 'The Avengers Part One' – it's starting a new franchise, a team-based franchise. It just so happens that they interrelate."
He also says he's OK with the X-Men and Fantastic Four remaining at Fox and Spider-Man staying with Sony:
"I think you have live with the state of the world for the most part, and the state of the world is pretty good. We have great relations, particularly with Sony, and I couldn't be more excited for the new Spidey movie. And the good news is that Spider-Man, The X-Men and Wolverine were never really a part of the Avengers. The core characters – and the characters that we wholly control – are The Avengers, and there is so much to play with there that I don't think we'll find ourselves in a position of going, 'We have to get Spider-Man in here! We have to get The X-Men in here!' Would we like to have them all back? Yes, of course. But as long as they're being well-served where they are now, the studios can continue to make movies for a long, long time."
Feige explained his reaction to recent Transformers: Dark of the Moon footage, and how The Avengers needs to top that spectacle:
"You look at something like that and you go, 'That is gigantic. That is huge. That is awesome. Wow. Boy, we have to equal that.' Literally an hour later I go into the dailies of The Avengers from the first few days of dailies. I saw Sam Jackson as Nick Fury in a slightly redesigned outfit with the eye patch turning around on the bridge of the Helicarrier and I went, 'Oh. That is cooler than anything else. That one shot. That one thing.' I'm not worried anymore."
Tom Hiddleston also weighed in on Loki's plans in the big team-up movie:
I think his motivations change. I think he cares less about… how do I say this without being assassinated? [laughs] I think he's not so concerned with beating his brother anymore. I think he has bigger plans than just being bigger than his brother, I would say. And because his plans get bigger, the necessaries needed to defeat him, I think, need to be bigger.
He expands on Loki's role in another interview:
Well, I think it was a plan from the get-go, but it wasn't really dead-set until near the end of Thor. What was wonderful is that about four days after I wrapped on Thor, I went out for a cup of tea with Joss Whedon. We sat down at two o'clock in the afternoon, and we were still sitting there at six o'clock. He said, "Listen, you've lived with this guy for six months. I want you to spill the beans and tell me all of his dark secrets. Who is this guy? Why is he who he is?" Ken had already shown him a rough cut of the film, and mercifully, everything I had done accorded with Joss's idea of the character, too. I'm really so flattered that Marvel and Josh think I can take them all on. In Avengers, it's going to be me versus seven of them, and I say "Good luck to them," frankly...I think Loki's intelligence is never switched off. Let's put it this way: He has really big, evil plans that will take more than his thunderous brother to put a stop to, but that doesn't mean that the layers aren't still there.
Chris Evans discusses his updated Captain America suit that he will wear in The Avengers, suggesting it's easier to move around in than his outfit in Captain America. [MTV Movies Blog]
Doctor Strange
Kevin Feige sounds very excited to make this movie happen:
"The next one is Dr. Strange. I'd like to tap into two things: tap more into the world of magic – which 'Thor' isn't, really, but Strange entirely is, and I like that a lot; and then also continue to explore this sort of cosmic side of our universe, which Thor is a big part of, but not the only part. So those two things, in addition to the solid foundation of what's happening on Earth, I think, could be great."
Feige also said this movie is close to getting the green light at last, and that he will be meeting with Edgar Wright this week to go over the latest, and potentially final draft.
X-Men: First Class
Producer Lauren Shuler Donner explains how this movie is a reinvention of the franchise:
"X-Men: First Class is very, very different to its predecessors. It's got a different style, a different tone. I believe you have to not just reboot but reinvent. So how do you do it? You make its world unique. You use its strengths. Make it of its world. Nolan's The Dark Knight is vastly different to Favreau's Iron Man. They're very different movies, and that's how you distinguish them. You stay true to your world."
She also discusses the movie's James Bond influences:
"Yes, it's got a Connery, early '60s Bond feel to it. Michael Fassbender's Eric Lehnsherr has definitely got a Bond element to him. And of course we tried to stay true to the look of the '60s, the wardrobes and the hair. We took a few liberties, but mostly we're in that world. And then we have the real events of the time to ground us."
The Amazing Spider-Man
Here are some set photos of Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy getting into a police car. There's been some suggestion that she's being arrested, but since she's getting into the front seat it's more likely that this is just a perk of her father George Stacy being a police captain. [Celebrity-gossip.net]
And just to prove this new Spider-Man is totally radical, here are some set photos of Peter Parker skateboarding. [Splash]
Here's a set video.
Well that was fast - Guy Pearce is now officially confirmed to be a part of Ridley Scott's new movie. It's unclear what role he has, although since production has already started it's possible this won't be a main role. In any event, Pearce joins a cast that already includes Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, and Idris Elba, so I'm going to go out on a huge limb here and say this probably won't be completely terrible. [The Playlist]
The Hunger Games
Mostly unknown actress Jacqueline Emerson has been cast as Foxface, a cunning tribute from District 5. Chris Mark has been cast as her unnamed fellow District 5 combatant. [Hollywood Crush]
Wrath of the Titans
Here are some of the first set photos for the Clash of the Titans sequel. [Tumba Abierta]
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30 Rock's Katrina Bowden has joined the cast. [ComingSoon.net]
Doctor Who
[gallery 5797901] Here are some promo photos for "The Curse of the Black Spot." [Blogtor Who]
And here are some teasers for the episode:
• The TARDIS does something "new" that the Doctor didn't know it could do.
• A character first seen in the Series 6 opening story returns.
• We meet a new race of *****.
• Amy has a flashback.
• A gag from "The Curse of Fatal Death" is evoked through The Doctor's friendship with a famous psychoanalyst.
• The Doctor gets it wrong, more than once.
• We see Amy and Rory sleep together.
• The Doctor does something very similar to Amy that he performed in "Day of the Moon."
Leaving aside the somewhat tangled syntax of that last sentence, I'm going to make a wild guess and say the returning character will be the mysterious eye-patch wearing woman from "Day of the Moon", which was easily the weirdest and most unexplained mystery in an episode full of weird, mysterious, unexplained things. Actually, that has since been confirmed, but I'd like to take a bit of credit for guessing it independently. Anyway, the woman has been identified as Frances Barber, who we already know is playing Madam Kovarian in episodes 7 and 8. In fact, a previous set report suggests Amy killed this character at some point, albeit in a now aborted timeline. So it's quite probable that we will be seeing more glimpses of her in the next few episodes before her main appearance. [Blogtor Who and Doctor Who Spoilers]
Here are some set photos that are apparently from episode 7, "A Good Man Goes to War." Intriguingly, one of the photos depicts two cribs, one of which appears to be colored in TARDIS blue, feature lots of TARDIS-like steampunk imagery, and even has a top that closely resembles traditional Time Lord hats. So this probably has something to do with the regenerating girl, Amy's pregnancy, or both. [Doctor Who Spoilers]
Game of Thrones
Here's a promo for episode 4.
Here's an interview with Mark Addy, who plays King Robert Baratheon.
And here's an interview with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Ser Jaime Lannister.
Tony Curran, who played Vincent Van Gogh on Doctor Who, says he has been offered a role in the show's second season. Current speculation for which role he might up for includes Stannis, Davos, and Edmure. [Winter is Coming]
Here's a photo from the finale, the aptly named "Chuck vs. the Cliffhanger", featuring Sarah in her wedding dress for a marriage that may or may not happen. And speaking about things that might happen but aren't exactly guaranteed, executive producer Chris Fedak says he's still hopeful for a fifth season, in part because he wants to tell the story of "a Chuck baby." [TV Guide]
Here's an interview with stars Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, and Joshua Gomez.
Here's a sneak peek for "The Man Who Would Be King."
And here's a preview clip for "Prophecy."
Here's a first photo of Allison Mack as Chloe in the finale, wearing her bridesmaid dress for Lois and Clark's wedding. [Zap2It]
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Event to Help Holland-Area Students Apply for Financial Aid - Feb 10 | Savings
HOLLAND – College-bound Holland-area students and their families completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA can receive help with the form during "MI College Goal" on Sunday, Feb. 10, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Davenport University, 643 Waverly Rd.
Hosted by Davenport in cooperation with Hope College, the session is one of three dozen "MI College Goal" events taking place across the state. The session is free.
The program is intended for any student who will be attending a college or university in the fall of 2013 and is seeking need-based financial aid. The FAFSA is required of any student seeking need-based financial aid including grants, loans and many scholarships.
Students and families are encouraged to visit the host site nearest them regardless of the college or university that they plan to attend, and can stop in throughout the duration of the event. They will have the opportunity to complete the form with assistance from financial aid experts who will be available to guide them through each step of completing and filing the FAFSA. Students under 23 years of age are encouraged to attend with a parent or guardian. Parents and students should bring their completed 2012 Federal tax return (1040) if possible, or their W-2 and 1099 forms.
Last year, 1,863 Michigan students received assistance through "MI College Goal," formerly known as "College Goal Sunday." Students who participate this year will have the opportunity to compete for a $1,000 scholarship, an iPad mini and other awards.
"MI College Goal" is a collaborative effort of the Michigan Guaranty Agency and the Michigan Student Financial Aid Association. The program is administered nationally by USA Funds, a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., that works to enhance postsecondary education preparedness, access and success by providing and supporting financial and other valued services. Additional support for MI College Goal was provided by C.S. Mott Foundation and DTE Energy Foundation.
A complete list of locations and additional information, including regarding sites hosting FAFSA completion workshops on other dates, is available at MICollegeGoal.org


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Swimming and Diving Set to Compete in Nike Cup
By ODU Athletics
Nov. 14, 2012
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NORFOLK, Va. - The Old Dominion University men's and women's swimming and diving teams will be competing in the Nike Cup over a three day period in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Nike Cup will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday with preliminaries starting at 10 a.m. each morning while finals will begin each night at 6 p.m. The meet will follow the NCAA standard list of events on each of the three days.
Participating teams include host No. 15 North Carolina along with Navy, North Carolina State, and East Carolina. The women's team from Northeastern will also compete along with divers from Drexel and James Madison University.
The original Nike Cup Championship event originated in 1986 in the Maurice J. Koury Natatorium. The meet has been called several names including the Speedo Cup, Carolina Invitational, Nike Cup and now Janis Hape Dowd Nike Cup.
Their last time out, the Old Dominion men's swimming and diving team swept George Mason and Towson to move to a 2-1 record on the season.
The Lady Monarchs are coming off a 2-1 weekend after defeating George Mason and Northeastern but losing to Towson two weekends ago. The women are now 4-1 on the season.
Be sure to follow Old Dominion's Swimming and Diving teams on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/ODUSwimDive


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Ok, little girl! I'm ready for a good long conversation with you! Meet you for a good video chat, ok? Love, Grandma!
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Have you thought of taking further studies, like an MA or PhD? I myself thought of that but never got around to doing so. Maybe when Abi is a bit older, when I can concentrate more on the lessons. And I heard I can study in a not so normal school setting. See, there is already a university online that can accommodate those who seem to have little extra time for studying (think, employees who work full-time). There's Capella University in Minneapolis that offers online education. The University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the US. That alone makes the program a legit one. You might want to listen now to podcasts of interviews of professors and students so you will understand the system better.
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Newtown First Selectwoman Pat Llodra calls for release of 911 tapes
NEWTOWN >> Newtown First Selectwoman Pat Llodra has called on state prosecutors to release recordings of 911 calls from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.
She told Hearst Connecticut Newspapers that releasing the recordings will end leaks to media outlets that she says are painful to family members and Newtown officials. She compared the leaks to Chinese water torture.
The state's Freedom of Information Commission ruled in September that the recordings from Dec. 14 should be provided to The Associated Press, but a prosecutor asked for a stay while he appeals that order. A Superior Court judge said Nov. 8 he wants to hear the 911 recordings before ruling whether they can remain secret.
A hearing is set for Monday on whether the recordings can be sealed so he can access and hear them.


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Around the Horn: First base
After using seven players at position in '13, Crew hopes for stability this year
This is the fifth installment of an Around the Horn series that has already bounced around the diamond to cover the starting rotation, the bullpen, second base and right field. Up next: First base.
PHOENIX -- To put it as plainly as possible, the Brewers had a little trouble filling first base last season.
After Corey Hart, Mat Gamel and Taylor Green all went down with season-ending injuries before the end of Spring Training, seven players manned first base for Milwaukee in 2013. None had ever before started a Major League game at that position, and four had never before played a single professional inning there.
Those seven players -- Juan Francisco, Yuniesky Betancourt, Sean Halton, Alex Gonzalez, Jonathan Lucroy, Martin Maldonado and Blake Lalli, in order of their total number of starts -- combined for a .629 OPS when at first base, the lowest mark in the Majors. They also made 21 errors, most in the Majors. They combined for 4.6 wins below replacement, according to the Fangraphs.com measure, worst in the Majors.
"I said, 'We need to find a first baseman who can play first,'" general manager Doug Melvin said.
Melvin considered Justin Morneau and James Loney before they signed with the Rockies and Rays, respectively. He tried to bring back Hart but could not match the Mariners.
In the end, Melvin found a pair of veterans, signing Mark Reynolds and Lyle Overbay to Minor League contracts that included invitations to big league camp and to the Brewers' annual fanfest in Milwaukee. The latter invitation was unprecedented, a sign that Reynolds and Overbay were much more than Spring Training filler.
"I thought that was a good sign," Reynolds said with a smile.
Other candidates include Francisco, who batted .221 with 13 home runs, 32 RBIs and 95 strikeouts in 240 at-bats for the Brewers in 2013 after a trade from Atlanta. He avoided arbitration with a $1.35 million contract. Also returning are Halton and Hunter Morris, Milwaukee's 2012 Minor League Player of the Year, who had an admittedly down year in 2013 and never made it to the Majors, despite the Brewers' troubles at his position.
Melvin and Brewers manager Ron Roenicke say it is an open competition.
"They said it took 20 years for Brett Favre to replace Bart Starr," Melvin said, referring to the Packers, the Brewers' NFL neighbors to the north. "I hope it doesn't take 20 years to replace Prince Fielder here in Milwaukee at first base."
Reynolds weighed a number of offers in free agency, all of them oddly familiar. Minor League deals with a base salary around $2 million if he made the big league roster, plus incentives for playing time.
So what led him to the Brewers? It was simple, really.
"This is my best chance to not only make a team, but to contribute on a daily basis," Reynolds said.
He said it was "tough" to accept a Minor League offer. Reynolds' 185 home runs since the start of 2008 rank fifth in baseball behind Miguel Cabrera (227), Albert Pujols (210), Fielder (205) and Adam Dunn (202). Reynolds has three of the six 200-plus strikeout seasons in Major League history, but he has also topped 20 home runs in six straight years, including a 2013 season that saw him released by the Indians in August while he was slumping and nearing some contract incentives.
Reynolds hooked on with the Yankees and finished the season batting .220 with a .306 on-base percentage, 21 homers and 67 RBIs. Brewers first basemen combined for the same number of homers and 19 more RBIs in 142 additional at-bats.
Not surprisingly, Reynolds wants to play every day, but the possibility also exists that he will form a right-left platoon with either Overbay or Francisco. If that's the case, Reynolds could gain additional at-bats as a back up to Aramis Ramirez at third base, which is Reynolds' original position.
In the end, "It's not the total number of at-bats that matter," Reynolds said. "It's the consistency of those at-bats."
Opportunity was an equal draw for Overbay, who had some of his finest seasons with the Brewers in 2004 and '05 before Melvin traded him to make way for Fielder. Overbay led the league and set a Brewers record with 53 doubles in 2004 before an odyssey that took him to Toronto, Pittsburgh, back to Arizona (where he began his career), then to Atlanta, New York (where he was a teammate of Reynolds) and back to Milwaukee.
When he returned to Maryvale Baseball Park last week, Overbay found only one former Brewers teammate: Rickie Weeks.
"I know some of the guys as far as playing against them or talking at first base," Overbay said. "But it's good to be here again. As far as the roster and everything, I know it's going to work out."
Overbay and Reynolds each has an out in his contracts that allows him to elect free agency if he is not added to the roster during the final full week of March.
In Reynolds and Overbay, Roenicke said the Brewers have "two veterans that we know pretty much what we're going to get from them. Both of them do a pretty good job at first base as far as picking the ball, which I think is very important for our infield and their confidence, as well as our pitching staff.
"I think the addition of those guys give us a chance. And I'm not saying that the young guys don't have a chance to be our first baseman, because it is open. But because we're more familiar with what [Reynolds and Overbay] can do and we're comfortable with what they can do, we're hoping that they come through and we see a lot of good things from them."
Reynolds has the same hope.
"The thing about it is, I think Lyle and I both [could be] what this club is looking for in terms of veteran presence," Reynolds said. "From the guys that I've talked to, that's what this team was lacking. Hopefully we can provide some of that 'old guy' know-how."


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UN in Gaza closing food distribution centers
The United Nations says it is shuttering all its food distribution centers in the Gaza Strip after dozens of people stormed one of its compounds to protest the suspension of cash assistance to thousands of families.
The U.N. said Thursday the centers will remain closed until it can get security assurances for its property and staff.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, known as UNRWA, assists Palestinian refugees and their descendants throughout the region. In Gaza, the agency runs dozens of schools and medical clinics and distributes food to many of the 1.7 million residents. The U.N. says it provides food to 25,000 people a day in Gaza.


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LEOMINSTER — Leominster knows the Doyle name. Athletes have played at Doyle Field since it opened in 1931. Acres of land from the family's estate are protected in the Doyle Community Park and Center, where conservationists and a high school are accommodated.
Louise Doyle lived on Lindell Avenue her entire life. She died in 2007 at age 95.
She carried on the family tradition of philanthropy using her inheritance to support causes both near and far.
Those who knew "Miss Doyle" are always quick to say she was a private person and did not want public acknowledgment for her donations.
She donated all of the funding to construct the conservation center on Abbott Avenue, but she did not want it named after her, wrote her friend Dick O'Brien in an email. It took numerous meetings before she allowed the Doyle name to be on the center. Even then, she wanted it to be clear that it was named after her family, not herself.
Supporting the local community was important to her and her father, Bernard. A pioneer in the plastics industry, his donations built Doyle Field and contributed to St. Leo Church and the hospital.
Louise Doyle contributed to local organizations, including the Fitchburg Art Museum, the National Education for Assistant Dogs Services in Princeton and the Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston.
Her interests extended far beyond the local region. She visited more than 220 countries and was the first solo woman allowed to enter some of those countries. After her death, O'Brien learned that Doyle was a founding donor and ongoing supporter of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
Doyle's reluctance to be in the limelight extends to her college. A 1934 graduate of Smith College in Northampton, with a bachelor of arts in history, she funded the Doyle Gallery and purchased gifts of art for the museum at the school in addition to endowing the chief curator's position and a professor of art position.
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For only $49.99 for AT&T's Samsung Focus Flash, you might think you'd be getting a low-quality Windows Phone. I'm happy to report that you'd be wrong. The Focus Flash may indeed be the less expensive and less provisioned of AT&T's two new Samsung Windows "Mango" phones (the other being the Samsung Focus S), but it can stand on its own in today's tough market.
The Focus Flash has a stylish design, and a vibrant, if perhaps smallish 3.7-inch Super AMOLED screen, a 1.4GHz processor, and two cameras. It's easy to use thanks to Windows Phone's live tiles, and the Windows Phone OS continues to offer one of the better virtual keyboards available today. The handset isn't perfect, and Microsoft still has a long way to go to give Windows Phone the features and allure that iOS and Android have, but the Focus Flash is still an upper-middle model for smartphone buyers, particularly those on tight budgets.
The Focus Flash, a "4G" (HSPA+) world phone, becomes available Sunday, November 6.
I've got to hand it to Samsung on this one. The Focus Flash doesn't look like a $50 phone, or like the usual $50 phones Samsung excels at churning out. Instead of looking like a stamped plastic pebble, the Focus Flash manages to look tailored. It still has a glossy black plastic face, but sharp, squared-off edges make it look sleek rather than cheap, and the metal strip worked into the dark grey, removable plastic battery cover is a page from rival HTC's book on sartorial smartphone charms.
At 4.6 inches tall by 2.3 inches wide and 0.43 inch thick, the Focus Flash is a compact phone by today's standards, easily slipped into a pocket. It weighs 4.1 ounces, which feels about right, and I'm surprised at how light that thin metal sheet is on the plastic black cover.
One trade-off with the smaller overall size is the Focus Flash's 3.7-inch screen. Windows Phone live tiles are larger than your typical Android and iOS icons, so I didn't have any problems navigating around; however, for reading and typing, I'm beginning to prefer the ubiquitous 4-inch screen size. People who plan to watch a lot of streaming media may hesitate at this screen size as well.
When it comes to vibrancy and clarity, however, the Focus Flash is ahead of the game; its Super AMOLED screen has a 480x800-pixel WVGA resolution and supports 65,000 colors. Samsung has been among the front-runners when it comes to screen technology, and although this isn't the Super AMOLED Plus screen we're talking about, it's still bright, colorful, and full of visual oomph.
The Focus Flash is running Windows Phone 7.5 (also known as Mango), and as with other Windows Phones, you'll be able to choose one of 10 tile and icon colors and either a black or a white background. Other visual elements you can control include rearranging tiles on the start screen and pinning and unpinning tiles, people records, apps, and other elements to the start screen. Thanks to Mango, live tiles are more dynamic in the Windows Phone operating system than before, so you'll also be able to do things like update your social networking status from your constantly-updating Profile tile.
Let's move on to the phone's external features. One of the most exciting extras you may not expect from a $50 phone is the VGA camera lens located just above the screen. Below the screen are three typical buttons for the Back, Home, and Search. I like that the Windows button is a physical thing you can actually push, but it's a little small and I would prefer it flush or slightly raised from the surface rather than slightly indented--though it was likely designed that way to prevent accidental finger-presses.
A quite responsive volume rocker is on the left spine, with the power button and camera shutter button on the right. The Micro-USB charger port is on the bottom, and there's a 3.5mm headset jack up top. One of the nice things about Windows Phone is that pressing and holding the camera button wakes up the camera, even if the phone is locked with a password.
The camera lens itself is on the phone's back, and is accompanied by a flash. The back cover is removable, but you won't find any microSD cards here--Windows Phone famously is without support for microSD, and keeps an internal memory instead. On the Focus Flash that memory is 8GB--which is unfortunately on the smaller side, but not unexpected for the phone's modest price.
Microsoft keeps the Windows Phone OS pretty locked down, so the features are similar from phone to phone. One of the most important features is that the Focus Flash runs on AT&T's "4G" HSPA+ network, which is speedier than the 3G network, but it isn't 4G LTE.
Like other smartphones, the Focus Flash supports Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, and multimedia messaging. There's e-mail and social networking integration through account log-ins in the settings, an option for linking inboxes together, and support for group messaging. Your address book is limited only by your available memory. There's also a neat ability to thread messages sent between IM and traditional texting in the same thread, and support for task-switching. (For even more detail about what's new in Mango, read the full Windows Phone 7.5 review.)
There's also good stuff like speakerphone, conference calling, and voice prompts for things like voice dialing. Essentials include your clock, your calendar, a calculator, Internet Explorer 9 (with HTML5 support but no Flash), and podcast subscriptions. There's also a Bing Maps app, with turn-by-turn directions for walking and driving. Microsoft offers Xbox Live integration through the Games hub.
Although there's not a lot of variation, there is a bit of wiggle room for manufacturers and carriers to add some of their own apps, and we see that here. With AT&T, you get branded apps for a bar code and QR code scanner, AT&T Navigator with turn-by-turn directions, AT&T Radio, MyWireless, and AT&T U-verse Mobile, which is the mobile version of U-verse TV for streaming shows (this service costs $9.99 per month to sign up for from the phone).


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First Cut in Golden Ray Salvage Progresses Through Keel
Responders are continuing with the first cut in the salvage of the Golden Ray car carrier in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, the St. Simons Sound Incident Command said Wednesday in...
By James Regan
SYDNEY, Feb 25 (Reuters) – World trade in iron ore faces major disruptions as a cyclone bears down on Western Australia, shutting port terminals used by Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton and handling nearly half the global supply of the steel-making raw material.
The ports in Australia's Pilbara iron belt, responsible for shipping around 500 million tonnes of ore this year, are bracing for cyclone Rusty, which meteorologists expect to cross the coast by Wednesday with winds reaching up to 280 kph (170 mph).
"Further intensification is likely as the cyclone approaches the coast on Monday and Tuesday and there is a high risk that it will cross the coast as a severe tropical cyclone," the Australian weather bureau said.
Most of the iron ore mined in Australia is contracted by Chinese steel mills, with Japanese and South Korean mills also big buyers.
Port Hedland, a major terminal for iron ore exports, has been closed and all vessels sent out to sea in preparation for the storm, according to port spokesman Steed Farrell.
Further south, Dampier port is expected to be fully closed by sunset on Monday, Harbour Master John Fewings said in a statement emailed to Reuters.
Cyclone Rusty could strengthen to a category 4 storm — on a scale of one-to five — by the time its reaches Port Hedland, according to the Bureau of Meteorology tracking system.
The storm is currently rated a category 2.
BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd and Atlas Iron Ltd are forecast to ship more than 275 million tonnes of iron ore this year through Port Hedland.
BHP said it was monitoring the cyclone's advance.
The ports of Dampier and Cape Lambert, about 200 km (125 miles) south of Port Hedland are used by Rio Tinto. Australia's biggest iron ore miner is targeting shipments of 260 million tonnes of ore through these ports this year.
A Rio Tinto spokesman said the company's two terminals at Dampier were in the final phases of ship loading, while its port at Cape Lambert closed Sunday evening.
However, in-loading services at Cape Lambert — train dumping, stockpile stacking, and management — was continuing for now – "but obviously contingent upon the conditions, which are worsening", according to the spokesman.
A weaker category 1 system which passed the Pilbara in January forced the shutdown of all three iron ore export terminals, contributing to a 9 percent drop in exports for the month and a 5.2 rise in spot prices.
Iron ore prices have pulled back to just under $154 a tonne since hitting a 16-month peak of $158.90 last Wednesday.
Iron ore shipments from Port Hedland in January totaled 22 million tonnes.
The region between Port Hedland and Dampier is known among mariners as "cyclone alley", with the peak season running from November to April.
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Certainly, the biggest chance and fear was to leave my wonderful siebenmachen group (but you can still find my work in their shop!) and start another beautiful project which had come to me when I was not really looking for such a big change! So suddenly there was a beautiful studio/shop in the heart of Munich for Anja Frida (a lovely colleague who is making beautiful jewellery) and me and it was simply impossible to say no to this opportunity!
Now we are in the middle of transforming our studio/shop into the space we have always dreamed of! Here is the vision board I made at the beginning of the year before I knew that this new place and cooperation was waiting for both of us:
You see, it's all already in there! This is truely amazing and so I continue to believe in the power of my visions and dreams! Let's see what will happen if I continue to take my chance and drop my fear...
PS.: (a note for my local readers) Für alle Leser in und um München: Wenn du auch gerne unter meiner Anleitung dein persönliches Vision Board gestalten möchtest, dann schreibe an bea at demoi punkt de. Sobald das neue Atelier fertig eingerichtet ist, beginnen die neuen Inspirations- und Kreativkurse! Wenn du mir deine Mailadresse schreibst, informiere ich dich, wann es genau los geht!
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The concept of a consolidated version of a local law is similar to the process of producing reprints of Acts. Each time an amending Act is made, the Office of Parliamentary Counsel prepares a consolidated version which accurately combines the original Act with each of the subsequent amendments. This process makes it easier for anyone referencing the legislation as they don't need to read the original Act and the amendments separately.
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Section 35(1) of the City of Brisbane Act 2010 provides that Brisbane City Council must prepare and adopt a consolidated version of a local law. Accordingly, each time Brisbane City Council makes an amendment to a local law it must prepare and adopt a formal, consolidated version by council resolution.
For all intents and purposes, this consolidated local law then becomes the local law.
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All local governments, other than Brisbane City Council, have the discretion whether or not to consolidate local laws (see section 32 of the Local Government Act 2009).
In deciding whether or not to consolidate amended local laws, local governments may wish to consider how easy or difficult it is for the general public, and staff advising the public, to understand the full scope and application of the local law and its amendments. Some options include:
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Within seven days after adopting a consolidated version of a local law by resolution, the local government must provide the Minister with a copy of the consolidated local law.
While the legislation does not indicate a particular format for providing a copy of this law, a copy in electronic format is preferred.
Refer to sections 32 of the Local Government Act 2009 and 35 of the City of Brisbane Act 2010.


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