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Seven Companies Selected for ORNL Mentor Protégé Program
November 28, 2012 — Seven companies have been selected to participate in the mentor protégé program sponsored by ORNL. The program is a DOE initiative designed to assist energy-related companies in an effort to enhance their capability to perform contracts and subcontracts for the laboratory.
ORNL, Da Vinci Sign Licensing Agreement
April 12, 2012 — An ORNL technology for analyzing automotive engine oil was recently licensed to Da Vinci Emissions Services, Ltd., a combustion engine emissions testing firm located in San Antonio, TX, that specializes in a broad suite of combustion engine lubrication and emissions testing services and equipment.
ORNL Assists Licensee Da Vinci Emissions Services with New Product Testing
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Moctoberfest is a month-long celebration of Chattanooga Mocs
men's basketball. It includes historical moments, social media interactions, introduction
to UTC's freshmen among the myriad of video tributes and stories.
We start at the start. October 1st is in honor of the Mocs'
first DI game in 1977. That opponent dots this year's schedule, Louisiana Tech
(Nov. 20).
The Mocs and Bulldogs opened up the 1977 New Orleans Classic
on November 24 at the University of New Orleans. The two fought tooth and nail
with UTC claiming a 66-64 win in its first game on the big stage.
Not only was it Chattanooga's first DI victory, it was also the
first-come-from-behind win of the new era. The Mocs came back from a six-point halftime
deficit to top La Tech behind a quartet of double-digit scorers.
Darryl Yarbrough and Mark Merritt led the way with 14 points
and five rebounds each. Merritt was six-for-six from the field and a perfect
two-for-two at the free throw line.
Keith Parker and William Wright got in the act with 12
apiece. They each grabbed four rebounds as seven UTC student-athletes had four
to six boards led by Ron Evans with six.
Victor King paced the Bulldogs with 18 points and nine
rebounds. Clinton Sampson posted the first DI double-double on UTC with 13
points and 10 boards. Randy Alexander with 14 points and Dave Simmons with 12
rounded out the top scorers for Louisiana Tech.
The Mocs lost to host New Orleans in the championship game 90-66
the next night. Edsel Brooks had 15 points to lead Chattanooga while Merritt
added 11.
UTC went 16-11 in that first DI season, 7-5 in the Southern
Conference. Brooks was the scoring leader at 16.1 points per contest. Keith
Parker added 15.9 per game followed by William Wright at 14.1 with a team-high
8.4 rebounding average.
Future Hall of Famer Eric Smith got his first taste of
collegiate action as a freshman on that squad. He played in 26 of 27 games
averaging 4.8 points and 3.8 boards per outing.
See Chattanooga face Louisiana Tech and 17 others this
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Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff First Presbyterian Church of Santa Paula employed Jessejo Magallon at painting part time — the skill that once made him a living. Veronica Sandez is thrilled that Magallon is getting "up top" and hopes they'll make their transition from the river encampment to an apartment.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Cleanliness and hygiene are important to Jessejo Magallon, who bathed regularly with tap water and kept his hair trimmed while living in the encampment. Managers of the storage facility they lived behind let Magallon and Sandez take potable water from their outdoor faucet. Veronica Sandez said that when they went into the city of Santa Paula, people had no idea that they were homeless.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff While Jessejo Magallon warmed up on the drums, Veronica Sandez called his attention to a garden light obtained from a trip to the Santa Paula dump.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Veronica Sandez gets her height, weight and blood tested by Deanne Morales, health educator assistant with the Ventura County Department of Health's sidewalk diabetes testing center. Morales said she, too, had once been homeless living in her car with her child. Sandez is diabetic but didn't eat fresh foods often while living in the river bottom.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Jessejo Magallon gives Veronica Sandez a kiss at breakfast time under the umbrella of the kitchen area. The encampment where five adults lived, included Carlos Urbano, his 60-year-old mother Elizabeth Urbano, Daniel Velasquez, Sandez and Magallon. Magallon claimed the area on the banks of the Santa Clara River bed as his years ago.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff As evening set in, Jessejo Magallon talks about strange lights on a mountaintop across the river that he often sees. "Everyone thinks I'm crazy", Magallon said of his observations. Months later a man, named Kim, and Santa Paula Police officers had stopped to watch the mysterious light activity. Kim caught it on videotape and shared it with Magallon, Sandez and some of the others.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Several inches of winter rain over three consecutive days caused the Santa Clara River to swell considerably. During a reprieve at dusk Jessejo Magallon surveyed the water line that was perilously close to his community. Flash flood alerts were broadcast but without television, the five river dwellers didn't know.
Photos by Karen Quincy Loberg /Star staff Jessejo Magallon files through the rubble of his tent that was burned down the day before while he was away from the riverbed. The Santa Paula Fire Department was called to the scene, dousing the small blaze that decimated Magallon's most treasured possessions including someone's old diary, sports cards and an antique autograph book. Citing previous fires, landowners demand Magallon and his community to vacate.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Jessejo Magallon and Veronica Sandez walked toward the top of the driveway by the storage facility they lived behind. Magallon said he was happy living homeless by the river away from everyone's rules, bills and taxes. Sandez always wanted better for them.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Jessejo Magallon goes through the rubble of his tent that was burned down the previous day while he was away. The Santa Paula Fire Department doused the small blaze that decimated Magallon's most treasured possessions, including someone's old diary, sports cards and an antique autograph book. Siting previous fires, land managers told Magallon that he and his community had to leave.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Jessejo Magallon rises from his tent in humorous spirits with a sheriff's badge and a holstered pellet gun, but the conversation turns serious and brings Veronica Sandez to tears. Sandez struggles to understand why the local task force for the homeless didn't help them. Magallon suggests she keep her focus on daily survival and not getting drawn into promises from people "up top" in the city.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Depressed, cold, and damp, Jessejo Magallon wakes up to Veronica Sandez visiting the freshly burned down encampment the morning of Valentine's Day. Magallon believes his tent was set ablaze by outsiders. Sandez believes it was God's will. Sandez had been living in a home for the homeless and holding down a job for a few months.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Jessejo Magallon's possessions surround his river dwelling, where he was able to freely express his love of music without noise complaints from neighbors. To Magallon, each item collected had functional, marketable or sentimental value.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Veronica Sandez stands by the home she used to live in with her former boyfriend and their children in Santa Paula. A former methamphetamine dealer and user, Sandez is now clean and sober. She lived in the homeless riverbed community with Jessejo Magallon.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff At the end of a weekday Mass, Pastor Ron Dybvig of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Santa Paula was pleased that Veronica Sandez was considering their request for her to speak to teens on her experiences as a young teen mother.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff After dinner Jessejo Magallon sweeps up while his partner Veronica Sandez puts dinner items out of reach of the incoming nocturnal rat population. Clothes are folded or hung on lines between tent supports and the bamboo that allows the small community privacy.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Part of what drove Veronica Sandez "up top" to her volunteer jobs is having normal conversations with people who are not on methamphetamine. Sandez said she didn't want to get comfortable in the encampment; she wanted a job, a roof over her head, and aspires to be a chaplain. Sandez volunteered to get closer to her goals, including housekeeping at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Paula.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Jessejo Magallon plays a tender piece at the piano for Veronica Sandez during a break from painting; Sandez was cleaning at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Paula. Sandez was encouraged that Magallon was going into the city more and getting work.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff The reach of Jessejo Magallon's protection included the self storage business that his community lived behind. Former Santa Paula Mayor Kay Wilson-Bolton said Magallon, though seldom seen, was a respected figure in the city's homeless population.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Daniel Velasquez returns from a day trip to the recycling center; Jessejo Magallon from a part-time painting job at First Presbyterian Church of Santa Paula, to a kiss from Veronica Sandez. Velasquez made $11 and brought back perishables that will go into a covered drum, secure from rats.
Karen Quincy Loberg/Star staff Jessejo Magallon came to the aid of Veronica Sandez when a coyote crossed her path on her way back from work. Both were alarmed a coyote was out in the daytime, and though Magallon could not find it in the brush, he set out to kill it with a bow and two arrows.


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I wish I had a signed book somewhere in my collection of SK's work, but I'm glad I own The Art of Darkness by Douglas E. Winter. I had to order it to get it back in the 80s, but I must say it was a good move I made. It's a great reference book, and I have the original edition.
Mine is in the mail now... SO EXCITED! Will post pics when it arrives! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
My SIGNED Gilead Gunslingers shirt that I designed AM SO STOKED! It arrived today!
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My new favorite item in my collection is my first edition Running Man that I got last night!!!!
And it's now one of my favorites because it was a kind, generous, and thoughtful gift, just like my other two favorites!
My limited edition Talisman from Teddy♥
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My FDNS that Ally generously donated for John's family.
My ticket stub from the meet and greet "A Conversation with Stephen King" in Dallas, Tx.
and lastly .... an autograph on SK stationery and a great pix of Ms Mod, Glenn Chadbourne, Belladonna, SKNut and myself in Bangor ...
All of it. I have all of SK novel's in first editions save five. I also have several special and limited editions.
If you're going to make me choose, it would have to be my signed copy of the UK version of Rose Madder given to me by my sweetheart.
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Colin Angle, chief executive of iRobot Corporation, stands with a mobile robot with an LCD screen for a face. It can interact remotely with an operator. iRobot is developing a version that can navigate a hospital and work remotely with doctors.iRobot Corp., best known for its Roomba vacuum cleaners, has won Food and Drug Administration clearance for a new line of robots designed to let doctors interact with hospital patients remotely.
The sleek, upright robot called the RP-VITA is designed to navigate around hospitals on its own and has a 15-inch LCD screen as a face.
It represents the early stages of a big push by iRobot into the health care market as the defense side of its business continues to contract.
The first RP-VITA robots, which would cost hospitals between $4,000 and $6,000 a month to operate, could begin appearing in medical centers throughout the country in the next few months.
We think its the beginning of an amazing new phase for the use of robots in telemedicine, said Colin Angle, chief executive officer of iRobot, which developed the robots in partnership with InTouch Health Inc., a Santa Barbara, Calif., company that is one of the pioneers in telemedicine systems.
Hospitals often use telemedicine to allow specialists to diagnose patients from long distances.
iRobot began a partnership with InTouch Health about a year ago when it invested $6 million to buy a minority stake in the company.
Today, the market is just getting started, said Philip Solis, an analyst with ABI Research in New York. Telepresence robots are seeing some use, but its still on a limited basis.
iRobots RP-VITA, which is the first FDA-cleared telemedicine robot that uses autonomous movement technology, will have to compete with a growing number of robots entering the health care market, said Solis.
You could envision a lot of different robots that can do many different things, but can the hospital afford it? Thats going to be the issue, he said.
The RP-VITA is outfitted with advanced cameras, touchscreen displays, speakers, and sensors. Doctors operate the robot with an iPad tablet, and the doctors face will appear on the LCD screen atop the robot.
InTouch Health chief executive Yulun Wang acknowledged that the steep price for RP-VITA will be an issue for hospitals, many of which are operating under increasing pressures to reduce health care costs.
But he said the technology that goes into the RP-VITA is expensive and some of the most advanced on the market. Theres just a lot more than dropping a robot off at the back dock, he said.
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Espn has their power rankings out and they have the Reds at 22. They say they are basing it on there predictions but come on. there are four teams that are 0-3,at the time, before them. No one is giving them a chance.
Espn has their power rankings out and they have the Reds at 22. They say they are basing it on there predictions but come on. there are four teams that are 0-3,at the time, before them. No one is giving them a chance.
We will get 'respect' when we earn it over the course of a season, not after a week of solid baseball.
No one is printing play off tickets based on 2 of 3 from the Cubs and Bucs.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Sample size. I would put the Reds around 15th, but I'm biased. If we start winning consistently we'll move up in people's eyes.
Any ranking before a few turns through the rotations are stupid.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
we have the exact same record as the buco's but they were getting love on cold pizza today and not us
22nd is fair to me.
Seems fair to me...why would the Reds get love at this point? They won 2 series against poor teams.
That said, I think they will finish higher than 22nd.
We should be higher after this series with the Diamondbacks if we win
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The real test will be after the all-star break, that seems to be their weakest time the last few years.
Who cares what ESPN thinks.....
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Healthy Traveling For Allergy Sufferers
A Personal Account
Allergies and travelling are both very relevant in my life. I have a passion for travelling, and I have had allergies for as long as I can remember. Ironically, my first major allergy attack was on a family beach vacation in Florida. I was almost two years old and all too happy to eat a mound of fresh shrimp. After going to bed, the next thing I remember I was on an emergency room table at Fish Memorial Hospital (no kidding) in New Smyrna Beach. I was suffering from anaphylaxis, a potentially fatal reaction to an allergic irritant, in this case, the shrimp. Had it not been for the astute observation of my big sister, "Mommy, Katie's breathing funny," my wheezing may have had more severe consequences.
Click here for some helpful tips about travelling when you or a loved one has food allergies.
Some years later, after exhibiting allergic symptoms to some other environmental factors, my parents took me to an allergist where I received an allergy skin test. Many of you may be familiar with this procedure where tiny amounts of various allergens are scratched into the surface of the back so the allergist can identify a reaction. From this test we discovered in addition to a shellfish allergy, I was also allergic to a host of other "bad guys" including mold, pollen, grasses, dander, dust mites and milk products. My doctor prescribed allergy shots, or immunotherapy, to help build resistance to these triggers. I think I echo the sentiment of most children in saying that I did NOT enjoy getting those multiple pricks in my arm each week.
Fortunately, my dad had begun searching for non-drug solutions to help me feel better. He discovered that controlling my exposure to allergens also reduced my allergic symptoms. Soon, with the limited products available at the time, Dad turned my bedroom from an allergy haven to an allergy-free zone. When we saw that it really worked, he started National Allergy Supply.
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I'm proud to be walking proof that environmental controls work! And my reliance on such products as encasings and air cleaners is most evident when I'm travelling. When I am away from my allergen-controlled environment, the sniffles and itchy eyes can return. Here are some of my personal recommendations, as well as information I've gathered from other trusted sources, to help you travel with fewer allergy, asthma and sinus symptoms.
On The Road
Despite high gas prices, many of us will be travelling to visit loved ones and tourist destinations by car or bus this summer. Here are some irritants to watch out for: dust mites, indoor mold, pollens and even smog. I spend a fair amount of time in my car, and I'm guilty of occasionally leaving wet towels and gym clothes in my backseat, unfortunately that musty smell that develops is mold. I've started using the Wein Automate in my car. It plugs into the DC adapter (cigarette lighter) and helps control allergens that are lurking in my car. It even defends against the unhealthy smog of our infamous Atlanta freeways. For maximum protection against pollen and outdoor mold, I keep my windows closed during the spring and summer months and use my air conditioner's re-circulate setting. For those who spend lots of time in their cars, I also recommend theVapor-Eze Clean Air 5000, a small, efficient air purifier that can plug into the car's DC adapter. It also comes standard with an AC adapter for use in a small room or office when you're inside.
Taking Flight
If you're like me, you've probably experienced sinus problems as a result of the dirty, dry air and cabin pressure on air planes. Typically, cabin air is very dry due to the altitude and contaminants are recirculated throughout the flight. On my last plane trip, I used Xlear Nasal Wash every few hours to keep my nose and sinuses moist.
Some others on our staff wear the Wein Air Supply and use a saline irrigator like the Nasaline or Nasopure after they de-plane to wash out any irritants they may have breathed in.
On our last family trip to Michigan, I was suffering from a lot of head congestion, sinus and inner-ear pressure, making my flying experience a painful one. Here are a few ideas for relieving ear and sinus pressure that I've read about or that have helped get me through a flight.
- Take a nasal decongestant before takeoff.
- Sip liquids, swallow often, yawn and chew gum to open up those nasal and ear passages.
- You can also relieve pressure by gently blowing against a closed mouth and pinched nostrils.
- Some of our staff have had success using EarPlanes for travel discomfort.
Away From Home
As I said earlier, my dependence upon environmental allergen controls becomes most evident when I'm away from my allergy safe zone environment at home and work. Dirt and stains can be seen in some hotel rooms, but an even bigger problem for allergy sufferers are the dust mites and mold that hide unseen in many more. I recommend bringing a allergy pillow cover on every trip because hotel pillows can be full of allergens (queen size is probably your safest bet). You might also consider a travel size pillow encasing for the airplane pillow if it's a long flight (they also fit infant pillows). If you will be in a single location, be it a hotel or grandma's house, for longer than a few nights, consider bringing a mattress encasing along as well. I like our lightweight, packable SofTEK2 fabric for this purpose. These mattress encasings are very reasonably priced, so if you are going to visit friends or family, you can leave it with them as a gift and on your next visit you'll have a dust-mite free bed to sleep on! Another packable solution is the lightweight Vent Filtration Kit. Just cut to size and attach with the included Velcro to most any incoming air vent. I like to take a small bottle of Good Morning Purifying Spray with me as well. This grapefruit seed extract can be sprayed directly on the vent filter material and it inhibits any mold that might be trying to pass through.
Here are a few other tips on booking hotels with your allergies in mind:
- Ask if they have allergy-free rooms available. These rooms offer options like a special air filter, chemical free cleaners, carpet-free floors, and foam pillows rather than feather pillows.
- Request a room away from the indoor pool, as they are more mold-prone.
- Be sure your room has been pet-free and smoke-free before your visit.
The Great Outdoors
If you are pollen sensitive like me, you should check the pollen count at your intended destination. The National Allergy Bureau is a great site for local pollen reports and forecasts. You can also sign up to receive their Allergy Alert e-mail - a free service especially designed for allergy sufferers that makes it easy to learn the allergy conditions in your neighborhood. If possible, alter your travel dates to avoid the worst times. Once you have arrived at your destination and outdoor allergens feel unbearable, try arranging for some activities indoors, like museums or historical sites. I love outdoor activities like camping and hiking, but if I'm concerned about outdoor airborne allergens, I usually pack a dust/pollen mask in case I am feeling particularly irritated.
For those of you beach-goers, sunscreen is a must. Many National Allergy customers, including several friends of mine, have children with eczema. This is an allergy-related skin condition that can be aggravated by increased exposure to water and sun. Applying high SPF sunscreen will protect eczema-affected skin and liberally using moisturizers will guard against excess drying and cracking.
Traveling With Asthma
- Certain nebulizers can also be used with a 12-volt DC (cigarette lighter) power adapter. This is important for many asthma sufferers, so don't forget your adapter on those car trips! National Allergy has several portable nebulizers like the PARI Trek-S and the Comp Air Elite that have optional DC adapters.
- Asthmatics should always bring a peak flow meter to monitor their breathing zones.
- Carry all medications, including emergency meds like antihistamines and epinephrine, in an on-board bag or purse in case your luggage should get lost. Also bring prescription refill information just in case. When traveling abroad, leave medications in their original containers so customs officials can identify them.
- As an asthma sufferer, you should be aware of your treatment schedule and calculate time changes into your medication routine if applicable. You may also want to invest in a battery-operated compressor for treatments on the go. The MicroAir is an incredibly portable unit that weighs only 6-ozs. including the 2 "AA" batteries it runs on so it will fit in almost any purse or tote bag. The MicroAir is also a great option for foreign travel if you don't have a 220V adapter or electrical outlets are scarce.
- Air can get thin at 35,000 feet and this can irritate some respiratory conditions. According to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, no traveler can be refused supplemental oxygen, but you need to arrange for such a provision in advance with the airline.
- Camping, mountain biking and other physical activities are okay for most asthma sufferers; however, they should be done with the careful monitoring of your breathing zones (peak flow measures). Also be cautious when participating in activities like hiking and skiing that are in higher, cooler elevations. Thinner air means less oxygen is available and cold air can sometimes trigger an asthma attack.
- Scuba diving is potentially hazardous for asthmatics so definitely check with your doctor first, but you can still enjoy marine wildlife by snorkeling in surface waters.
Traveling With Food Allergies
Delegates at the March 2004 meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology were presented with data showing that food allergies are now believed to affect 1 in 25 (or 11 million) Americans. The study, co-sponsored by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, also showed that those with seafood allergies more than double those with an allergy to peanuts. One might think it would be the other way around since we hear about peanut allergy so often, but that is probably due to the fact that peanuts are used so often as an ingredient in foods.
With sufferers in the millions, food allergies are a growing concern. Any traveler with food allergies should know exactly what their triggers are and be vigilant about finding out about ingredients, additives and preparation methods. There are too many documented instances of a food allergy sufferer assuming a restaurant or airplane meal is free of their allergen trigger and the next thing they know they are having an anaphylactic reaction. Airlines and restaurants are more responsive than ever to food allergy sensitivities, but you should still take all possible precautions.
- If prescribed, carry your epinephrine (EpiPen) at all times and be sure you and others how to use it if needed.
- Make airlines aware of your allergic sensitivities when booking your flight. Some airlines will serve entirely different snacks on flights where a peanut allergic person is present.
- Bring your own food. This goes for airline flights and road-trips alike. It never hurts to have food with you that you know is safe to eat.
- Be aware that airplane food is purchased from vendors who may or may not disclose ingredients, so flight personnel probably do not know if these meals contain your allergy trigger.
- If you are a peanut or tree nut allergic person (or the parent of one) take extra cleaning precautions on planes, buses and trains to ensure that no nut residue is leftover on seats, arm rests and tray tables. By the way, we've found a delicious substitute for peanut butter called Sun Butter you might want to consider.
- When traveling overseas, learn the local words and/or phrases to communicate your allergy, or have a native-speaking friend write it down for you to show restaurant and hotel personnel.
- Consider spending some time at the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network site as there is a wealth of excellent information for food allergy sufferers.
General Tips
- Always keep your medications handy in a purse or carry-on.
- Don't forget your emergency epinephrine injection if your doctor has prescribed it! When I was younger, I traveled with an EpiPen, which is basically a shot of adrenaline should your body have an anaphylactic reaction to some allergen. Anything from strange foods to bee stings to latex can trigger dangerous reactions in allergy sufferers, so these portable injections are a wise precaution.* Important Note on travelling with an EpiPen:
"According to the TSA [Travel Security Administration] list, passengers are permitted to bring syringes containing medication provided that the syringe features a professionally printed label identifying the medication or the manufacturer's name. FAAN [Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network] still recommends, however, that you carry additional documentation (such as a doctor's note... and the prescription label from the pharmacy) until airport/airline personnel become fully aware of the updated TSA list."
Source: www.foodallergy.org
- Be sure to know the location and phone number of a local allergist and/or hospital.
- Call ahead to friends and relatives and ask if they will help make your stay more healthy and enjoyable by keeping the pet away. Since it can take many months before the allergic dander of an indoor pet no longer causes reactions, you might suggest your host treat their carpet and upholstery with an anti-allergen product like AllerSafe Dustroy Spray before you arrive. They might also be willing to treat the pet and close off the bedroom where you will be sleeping.


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HAMBURG, N.Y. – Serve New York at The Service Collaborative of Western New York has funded an AmeriCorps VISTA position, which will split time at Hilbert College and St. Bonaventure University, with an objective to develop an Office of Veteran Affairs. Serve New York has named Morgan Woodson to the VISTA post.
Woodson is a veteran of the United States Air Force. She served as a Pharmacy Technician at David Grant Medical Center. Woodson was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2010 where she operated a pharmacy and assisted in the air evacuation of injured soldiers. She is currently pursuing her Master of Public Administration degree at Hilbert.
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The Service Collaborative of WNY (TSCWNY) is the new face of an agency that has a long history of impactful service to the WNY community. From its humble beginnings as a 10 member youth corps as part of the West Seneca Youth Bureau, to its brief tenure as WNY AmeriCorps ultimately transitioning to an independent non-profit, TSCWNY is a new name, with the same community focus. TSCWNY is built on an infrastructure of responsible stewardship of Corporation for National and Community (CNCS-AmeriCorps and VISTA) and other federal funds for almost 30 years, producing countless quality programs involved in transformational service.
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Sexual Health, Healthy Masculinity, Healthy Relationships, Sexual Assault, and Women's Equality are men's issues as well. Here are some resources for men relating to these topics.
For those who want to do something about Sexual Assault & Rape :
The Men In Action Discussion Group (M.I.A)
Men In Action is committed to mobilizing the men of West
Chester University to take an active role in ending sexual
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through education, action, and discussion. Men In Action
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Check out M.I.A.'s Spring 2014 schedule on our Spring schedule!
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center
|This is a great resource for those who want to get involved, donate, volunteer, and stay connected to the groups who are working towards ending sexual abuse, violence, & rape.
Men Against Sexual Violence (MASV)
|Men Against Sexual Violence (MASV) is one of the nation's first campaigns that enlists men to work collaboratively with women in the effort to end sexual violence.
|One in Four is non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of rape by the thoughtful application of theory and research to rape prevention programming.
For partners of sexual assault survivors:
|Support for Partners is a great resource for partners of sexual assault and abuse. It is important for partners to have support also and this web site helps.
If She is Raped: A Guidebook for Husbands, Fathers, and Male Friends
Author: McEvoy, Alen & Bookings, Jeff
WCU Library: 326.883 M142
For men who are survivors of sexual assault:
The mission of 1in6 is to help men who have had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences in childhood live healthier, happier lives.
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Men's Work: How to Stop the Violence That Tears Our Lives Apart
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May I Kiss You?
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Attention Gluten-Free Austinites!
This weekend, thousands of food bloggers, media, food companies and more are descending upon Austin for the BlogHer Food Blogger Conference! It just so happens that there are various parties happening around town associated (officially or unofficially) with the conference, and two of them happen to be dedicated to … ALL THINGS GLUTEN-FREE!
I'll be at both of these parties with my gluten-free party hat on! I hope to see you there.
And don't worry – the parties are at separate times so you can make it to BOTH!
The first party is from 4-6 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, June 7th) at Frank.
It's hosted by the hilarious April Peveteaux, Udi's Gluten-Free Foods and Omission Beer. Free hot dogs and beer provided. The first 100 guests get a swag bag. RSVP for this FUN event by e-mailing April at: email@example.com
The second party is titled Better Than Before and it's all about celebrating the gluten-free lifestyle!
It's from 9-midnight tomorrow (Friday, June 7th) at The Palm Door. This awesome shindig is brought to you by the amazingly talented Karen Morgan of Blackbird Bakery and the always refreshing – Tito's Vodka!
The Better Than Before party will also be honoring the one and only – Robyn O'Brien of the Unhealthy Truth. Also at this amazing party – FREE food and drinks courtesy of Blackbird Bakery and Tito's Vodka, as well as other alcoholic beverages provided by various local companies, FREE swag bags to the first 100 guests, as well as FREE live music by gluten-free musicians Les RAV and Gina Chavez! How AWESOME is that?
Don't forget to stop by the fun photo booth while you are at the party and have the talented Annie Ray snap a picture of you!
Remember to get there early! This party will reach capacity quickly!
Can you tell we are EXCITED?
This is such a great opportunity to raise awareness to our lifestyle while having a little fun too!
I can't wait to see you there.
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NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. – A modest, single-family home on Sutton Street in Whitinsville has become a December destination in this small New England town.
Thousands of multi-colored lights twinkle and dazzle while animated Santas, snowmen, reindeer, elves, trees and shining stars sing and dance in celebration of the season. It is all computer-synchronized, with the music on its own radio station – 92.7 on the FM dial.
The Christmas lights display, in the words of its creator, Rich Arsenault, is a hobby for him and his wife, Leslie, that "started small and got a little bit out of control.''
It began years ago when they decorated the small yard at their first home in Shrewsbury. In the search for a new home in 2003, the yard at 793 Sutton St. sealed the deal. It is large and a corner lot at the top of Hill Street, where five roads converge.
The couple is not alone in their obsession. There is a large community of Christmas decoration fanatics in the country – large enough to accommodate yearly conventions that the Arsenaults attend.
Many of them do as the Arsenaults do, and that is decorate their homes and yards to extreme and accept donations for a charity from those who stop to enjoy the display. The Arsenaults give what they collect to Dana Farber Cancer Research to honor a niece who was successfully treated there.
The lights are on from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Arsenault said, and, by 5:45 Wednesday, a line of cars in front of his home was 10 deep.
People are respectful, he said. They watch for a short time, sometimes make a donation, and move on so those in back can move up and enjoy the show. It does get crowded on weekends, he said, but he hasn't received complaints from neighbors or the police department.
Most of the displays were made by the couple. She draws the figures, he cuts them out, she paints the. He handles the computer synchronization and they hold a put-up-the-lights party, at which a group of friends set up the display.
He also welds, and has a knack for taking something and turning it into something else. A bunch of lighted candy canes he bought on sale last year is a spinning pinwheel in the display this year.
"There is no rhyme or reason'' to the display, Arsenault said.
The lights were turned on the day after Thanksgving and they'll be turned off Dec. 26.
Arsenault said they host the display on a schedule – two years on and one year off. Last year was an off-year, and many stopped by to say they missed it, he said.
What's his light bill for December?
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- We study the collective flow of open charm mesons and charmonia in Au + Au collisions at s = 200 GeV within the hadron-string-dynamics (HSD) transport approach. The detailed studies show that the coupling of D, mesons to the light hadrons leads to comparable directed and elliptic flow as for the light mesons. This also holds approximately for J/ mesons since more than 50% of the final charmonia for central and midcentral collisions stem from D + induced reactions in the transport calculations. The transverse momentum spectra of D, mesons and J/ s are only very moderately changed by the (pre-)hadronic interactions in HSD, which can be traced back to the collective flow generated by elastic interactions with the light hadrons. PACS-Nr. 25.75.-q, 13.60.Le, 14.40.Lb, 14.65.Dw
- Charmed signatures for phase transitions in heavy-ion collisions (2007)
- The interplay of charmonium production and suppression in In+In and Pb+Pb reactions at 158 AGeV and in Au+Au reactions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV is investigated with the HSD transport approach within the hadronic comover model' and the QGP melting scenario'. The results for the J/Psi suppression and the Psi' to J/Psi ratio are compared to the recent data of the NA50, NA60, and PHENIX Collaborations. We find that, at 158 AGeV, the comover absorption model performs better than the scenario of abrupt threshold melting. However, neither interaction with hadrons alone nor simple color screening satisfactory describes the data at sqrt(s)=200 GeV. A deconfined phase is clearly reached at RHIC, but a theory having the relevant degrees of freedom in this regime (strongly interacting quarks/gluons) is needed to study its transport properties.
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In a 1992 nationwide study conducted at Pennsylvania State University, researchers compiled a listing of the benefits of local recreation and park services as perceived by the American public.
Participants in the study could be divided into two groups: users of local recreation and park services and non-users. Surprisingly, 71% of non-users said they received some benefit from their communities' parks and recreational services.
Benefits identified by non-users were as follows:
"The Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space - How Land Conservation Helps Communities Grow Smart and Protect the Bottom Line"
Each summer, parks and recreation professionals unlock the gates to community pools, hiring lifeguards and preparing programs. Running aquatic facilities can be hard work, but for residents, summer, especially, marks the beginning of warm days relaxing on the pool deck, pool parties, and swim teams. What is the appeal of these crystal clear waters? Research indicates that there is more participation in aquatic based recreation and sport than any other activity. Why? What does an aquatic facility really mean to a community? In essence, what are the benefits?
"A daughter of an elderly lady in our water exercise class told staff that the class kept her mom alive and active for years. It was the social connections she created with the others that were even more beneficial to her than the physical exercise. She looked forward to coming to the class several times a week to be with her friends.
"For another woman, water exercise class helped her regain her joint mobility in order to go back to her true passion - square dancing! But she kept with the water exercise class too because it was so fun and helpful!
"Participants in the arthritis programs are fanatical about their pool time because the water makes their joints feel so much better.
"As we continue to document and articulate the health benefits of swimming and aquatic exercise, it will only be a matter of time before doctors are prescribing pool visits over pills."
-City of Hillsboro, Oregon, Parks and Recreation
The Wheaton Park District employed 278 individuals
to work at their aquatic facilities in the summer
of 1999. Two hundred and sixty two of them high school
or college age. Seventy-two percent of the staff
or 201 employees were Wheaton residents. Since the
district spent approximately $418,000 on salaries
for aquatic staff last summer and 72% were Wheaton
residents, then approximately $300,960 was returned
to the local economy through salaries.
Few agencies can boast such a contribution to the community.
Ray Morrill
Superintendent of Recreation
Wheaton Park District
"I have greatly benefited from aquatics throughout
my life. As a
non-athletic person aquatics gave me an opportunity to be active while enjoying myself. Teaching swim lessons has been the most enjoyable. The facial expressions when people finally achieve a skill is unforgettable and in some cases life changing.
"One in particular was a little boy about five
or six years old. While
he did not know how to swim, he had the basic survival techniques. He, his younger brother and his mom who was on crutches with a leg in a cast went to a cabin on a lake for a vacation. On the lake was a huge slide. Upon arrival at the cabin while the mom was taking the baby into the cabin, the little boy went down the slide. To his surprise (and his mom's), the water was over his head. Instead of panicking, the boy laid on his back and in a very calm voice said, "Can someone help me, I can't swim."
"Another memorable one was a plus 30 year old Seminary student from the south who was deadly afraid of the water. After numerous lessons, he was able to swim in the deep water. Jumping off the board was a different story. When he finally took that step, when he surfaced, in his deep, loud Southern voice said, "That's more fun than a revival!'
"Swimming laps gives me forced times to think in quiet solitude. I solve the world's problems while going back and forth and back and forth. The water becomes an extension of yourself and you become one with the water. Makes me want to leave work now and go swimming."
"More cities are encouraging their residents to take a walk"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch pg. B8 4/16/00
St. Louis University study shows walking trails keep people healthier.
"When communities build walking trails, people exercise more," said Ross C. Brownson who conducted a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
"Fifty-five percent of those surveyed reported an increase in walking since walking trails were constructed in those areas. This was particularly true for women and for those with lower incomes and education levels," Brownson said. "Sedentary people also appear to benefit from the use of walking trails."
"Those who were not regular walkers were more likely to increase their activity, compared with regular walkers. Walking trails can be developed at a cost of about $2,000 to $4,000 per trail, a small price to pay for the health of a community's citizens, said Brownson.
"This study was just a snapshot," he said. "Much
more work is needed on ways to actively promote trail
use and in determining whether there are longer-term
effects on walking behavior among groups at highest
risk of sedentary lifestyles."
A team of researchers at St. Louis University and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
recently completed a study in rural Missouri on
the impact of trails on physical fitness levels.
The study found that among persons who had used
trails, over half reported that they had increased
their amount of walking since they had begun using
a trail. Respondents with less education and lower
incomes - typically among the most difficult to
encourage to increase their level of physical activity
- were more likely to have increased their levels
of physical activity due to trail use. Source: Connections (The
National Transportation Enhancements Clearinghouse
Newsletter), February 2000
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Benefits of Parks and Open Space: How Land
Conservation Helps Communities Grow Smart and Protect
the Bottom Line, by The Trust for Public
Communities around the country are learning that open space conservation is not an expense but an investment that produces important economic benefits. Chapters include:
Do Trails Affect Public Safety and Property Values? Trail Effects on Neighborhoods: Home Value, Safety, Quality of Life; Compiled by Suzanne Webel, Boulder Area Trails Coalition, Colorado State Trails News, May 1998.
Are trails safe? How do they affect property values of adjacent residents? These perennial issues have been the subject of a few studies which find that trails are quite benign in their social impact. The facts haven't stopped groups organized against rail trail development from trumpeting that the few instances of crime are proof that trails are unsafe.
Homeowners nationwide express the same concerns and fears about proposed trails in their neighborhoods. But studies in various parts of the U.S. seem to show that concerns about trails lowering property values and increasing crime are unfounded. In fact, trails have consistently been shown to increase (or have no effect on) property values, to have no measurable effect on public safety, and to have an overwhelming positive influence on the quality of life for trail neighbors as well as the larger community.
A 1995 study by the Conservation Fund and Colorado
State Parks on the effect of greenways on property
values and public safety shows that "urban trials
are regarded as an amenity that helps to attract
buyers and to sell property." Twenty-nine percent
of nearby
residents believed that the existence of the trail would increase the selling price of their home (and 43% said it would have no effect). Fifty-seven percent felt that the trail would make the home easier to sell (with 36% saying no effect). Of the real estate agents interviewed, seventy-three percent believed that a home adjacent to a trail would be easier to sell, eighty-two percent used the trail as a selling point, and one hundred percent believed trails are an amenity to the community around it.
A 1978 study of property values in Boulder, Colorado, noted that housing prices declined an average of $4.20 for each foot of distance from a greenbelt up to 3,200 feet. In one neighborhood, this figure was $10.20 for each foot of distance. The same study determined that, other variables being equal, the average value of property adjacent to the greenbelt would be 32% higher than those 3,200 feet away. This study also revealed that "the aggregate property value for one Boulder neighborhood was approximately $5.4 million greater than if there had been no greenbelt. This results in approximately $500,000 additional property tax revenue annually."
In their 1995 study "Effects of Three Cary Greenways on Adjacent Residents," the University of North Carolina found that most residents feel satisfied with the greenways and that problems are minimal.
The surveyors went on to offer some advice for those who are facing this issue in their communities: "Planners should take care to instill positive feelings among affected residents toward a proposed greenway by involving them in the planning process, educating them on the benefits of greenways, presenting data that refute their fears of perceived problems, and calming their greatest fears of crime through crime prevention efforts. Reducing the number of occurrences of the most commonly reported problems will require adapting greenways to specific circumstances. For example, noise and loss of privacy problems may be ameliorated by increased buffers between the greenway and home, while open wood rail fences may more clearly signify property lines and reduce trespassing."
"A New Era in Play" - by Reed Karaim, USA Weekend, "How Kids Play Today - What's Good, What's Not," December 16, 2007
The following is an excerpt from an article appearing in USA Weekend discussing the affects of the cyber world on children growing up today.
"Clearly, we're in a digital age," says Claire Green, president of the Parents' Choice Foundation, one of the event's sponsors. "Kids are teething on remote controls. They're constantly exposed to digital media. So let's find out what makes sense. Let's find out what's age appropriate and what encourages learning, thinking, probing."
There's little doubt a technological revolution is sweeping through children's lives. The Entertainment Software Association reports that nearly a third of Americans who play computer and/or video games are under 18. The Pew Internet & American Life Project says 93% of teenagers are on the Internet. A study of the cellphone industry found that up to 70% of 12- to 14-year-olds now have their own phones, as well as a significant number of 5- to 9-year-olds.
Good: The best video games and electronic toys can spur a child's imagination.
Bad: Real learning requires sustained thought, not the rapid-fire pace of electronic media.
According to a Kaiser Family Foundation study, American kids ages 8 to 18 average 44.5 hours per week in front of some kind of screen. The only thing that they do more is sleep.
Concern about what this activity -- or, many would say, lack of activity -- is doing to children dates back to the dawn of television. But it has accelerated with the spread of PCs and Xboxes into millions of homes. Much of the concern has centered on content -- the violence and sexual nature of some video games.
But some critics have raised more fundamental concerns about how electronic media affect mental development in children. Jane Healy, an educational psychologist and the author of "Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children's Minds -- and What We Can Do About It," believes they're actually wiring kids' brains differently than in past generations.
Healy believes many of the most popular and exciting video games engage and build the basic "fight or flee" part of the brain rather than the centers of higher reasoning. Some games, she acknowledges, are more reflective, and she encourages parents to play along to determine whether a game requires intelligent reasoning. In many cases, children "look like they're solving problems on a video game, but they're really just responding on a sensory level," she says. "If you watch kids on a computer, most of them, they're just hitting keys or moving the mouse as fast as they can. It really reminds me of rats running in a maze."
The rapid-fire pace of most electronic media is different from the sustained thought necessary for in-depth reasoning, Healy says. She is convinced that pace can be tied to the dramatic increase in the diagnosis of attention-deficit disorder among today's children. Healy believes most children should be kept away from computer screens until at least age 7, until their brains have had more time to develop.
Gloria DeGaetano, an educator who founded the Parent Coaching Institute in Bellevue, Wash., to help parents cope with the challenges of raising children in today's culture, says parents need to be particularly wary of videos or electronic games promoted as effective preschool teaching tools.
"There's an important theory in early-child education called the 'theory of loose parts,' which means that children need to manipulate things in a three-dimensional environment to grow their brain," she says. "These video games and electronic toys are replacing the loose parts that kids need, and it's not the same."
A recent study found that videos such as the highly touted Baby Einstein and Baby Genius series actually slowed children's language development. Sharna Olfman, a professor of developmental psychology at Point Park University and editor of the Childhood in America book series, says, "There's really no reason why kids under 2 years of age should be sitting in front of any kind of screen."


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WVU, Career Athletes to Host Career Forum
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University, in partnership with Career Athletes, will host a Career Forum for Mountaineer student-athletes this fall.
Scheduled for November 4 at Touchdown Terrace, located at Milan Puskar Stadium, businesses and organizations from across the nation will come to Morgantown to network and mentor with the University's student-athletes. WVU is one of only 15 institutions nationally to host the forum this academic year.
"I believe this will be a great event for our student-athletes and our University," says WVU Director of Athletics Oliver Luck. "The Career Forum offers WVU student-athletes the outlet to focus on their future beyond sports. This is a unique opportunity that will bring in a variety of national companies and executives to our campus.
"As one of only 15 athletic departments to host this prestigious event, I am assured that this will be a special night for all involved. I am ecstatic that we can offer our student-athletes this opportunity, and I commend (WVU Associate Athletic Director Compliance/Governance) Keli Cunningham for all her hard work to bring this to our campus."
Hands on, in-person interaction highlight each Career Forum event, with the hope that student-athletes will be afforded the opportunity to develop a unique skill set that will help them land a job and/or internship upon graduation. Included in the Forum's instruction are: career message, employer panel, roundtable discussions, speed networking and a career networking event.
"This will be a great opportunity for the student-athletes to gain networking experience and to interact directly with employers for potential career placement," says Cunningham. "I believe that the variety of skill-building instructions scheduled for the event, including the round-table discussions, employer panel and speed networking, should increase the student-athletes' career awareness and position them for future job opportunities."
In an effort to better prepare attendees for this unique and beneficial opportunity, career counselors from the WVU Career Services Center will conduct mini-workshops for the student-athletes throughout the fall semester that will cover a wide-range of topics, including instruction on resume building and helpful tips on how to get the most out of a career fair.
"This Career Forum is specifically tailored to student-athletes, and it will be held at night when their schedule is more accommodating," says Adrian Ferrera, EdM, a WVU Career Services counselor. "Several companies like to work with student-athletes because a lot of the skills that make them successful in their sport are transferable."
While upperclassmen will be required to attend the Forum, the workshop and career fair will be open to all student-athletes.
"I'm excited for our student-athletes to gain valuable lessons and insight at the Career Forum," says WVU gymnastics coach Jason Butts. "We place so much emphasis on equal success in the classroom and in the competition arena, and I believe this Forum will give our student-athletes an edge when they enter the workforce following their time at West Virginia."
Career Athletes is an online community that aides in the connection between current and past college student-athletes. The network helps members advance their careers and get jobs through networking with each other and employers who want to hire them because of the traits and dedication it took to be a student and an athlete.
Updates throughout the fall on the WVU Career Services mini-workshops, as well as a list of participating companies and an inside look at the student-athlete experience, will be posted at WVUsports.com.
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