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Fourteen sucke … err … risk-takers bet on the Philadelphia 76ers to win the NBA Championship at the LVH SuperBook.
It doesn't appear those gambles will pay off.
The Sixers (15-42 SU, 22-35 ATS) have lost 11 straight heading into tonight's home game against the Orlando Magic (7 p.m. ET). They've lost by an average margin of 20.3 points during the stretch. The most notable result of Philly's slide: A 20-point home loss to the woeful Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.
Line: Magic -3, Total: 215
The Sixers are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 games, and 8-21 ATS at home this season. Oddsmakers fear the worst is to come.
"The reaction to inflate lines (against Philadelphia) from our perspective was due to their activity at the trade deadline," said Jeff Sherman, assistant manager and NBA oddsmaker at the LVH. "They took an already bad team and made it worse. They lost Evan Turner and Spencer Hawes and (are discussing) a buyout with Danny Granger. So they just ensured themselves (the distinction) of being the worst team in the league, whether their record ends up like that or not."
Handicapping tools: Stats, injuries trends | PHI team page | ORL team page
Clearly, the tanking has begun, leaving handicappers to gauge how much pride this team of no-names has. The Sixers' starting lineup against the Bucks consisted of Byron Mullens, Henry Sims, Elliot Williams, Hollis Thompson and Eric Maynor.
"We're better than we showed tonight," Philadelphia veteran forward Thaddeus Young told reporters after Monday's loss.
The Magic aren't much better. In fact, the Sixers (-3.5) beat Orlando, 126-125, in Philly on Dec. 3. However, the Magic have owned this series, winning seven of the last 10 meetings straight-up and going 9-1 ATS in those games.
Orlando (17-42 SU, 24-33-2 ATS) lost at Washington on Tuesday night, 115-106, pushing as a 9-point underdog. The Magic have lost their last four second halves of back-to-backs, going 1-3 ATS.
The 76ers are 2-18 ATS as home underdogs this season.
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Clippers (-5.5. 222.5), 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
The Clippers have won eight of last 10 meetings, including two games this November. But the Rockets are playing at their highest level of the season, heading into tonight's game at the Staples Center. Houston has won 10 of 11 overall, going 8-3 ATS during that stretch. Seven of the last 10 Rockets-Clippers games have stayed UNDER the total.
The Linemakers' lean: Like scoring? You should love this game. We thought the total would come in around 218 or 219, and we were thinking OVER. But the number has spiked to 222.5, so we're no longer seeing any value there. While both teams are trending big-time to the OVER -- Houston has hit the mark in four of its last five games, and the Clippers have gone OVER the total in their last five, as well as eight of their last nine -- we're off that bet.
Houston, though, has the look of a team that can make a deep run in the the playoffs. They can give the Thunder, Spurs, and yes, the Clippers, all kinds of trouble. The 5.5-point spread is not showing them the respect they deserve. We'll take the points with Houston.
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Odds & Ends
-- Top 5 teams in terms of number of NBA title bets placed at LVH SuperBook: 1. Pacers 2. Warriors 3. Lakers 4. Thunder 5. Spurs. (The Heat are sixth).
-- Atlanta at Boston (-3, 202), 7:30 p.m.: Hawks F Paul Millsap is expected to miss tonight's game with a knee contusion suffered Saturday in a loss at Detroit. Millsap leads the Hawks' active players in points, rebounds, steals and blocks. The Hawks, who lost at home to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, are 5-9 ATS on second games of back-to-backs this season.
-- Cleveland at Oklahoma City (-14.5, 204.5), 8 p.m. ET: The Thunder are 0-2 SU and ATS since point guard Russell Westbrook returned from knee surgery that kept him out 27 games. Westbrook is shooting 28 percent in his first two games back. Those losses came against quality competition in the Clippers and Heat, though. Cleveland certainly isn't at that level and will be playing the second half of a back-to-back.
--The Heat have covered the spread in six straight games, the longest active streak in the NBA, heading into Tuesday's games.
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Books: Scientists need faith
Books | Chimp expert Jane Goodall's spiritual autobiography shows the limits of science alone
Jane Goodall's new autobiography is beginning to ascend the bestseller lists. This account of the spiritual development of the naturalist famed for her studies of chimpanzees and animal behavior is more than just an autobiography. Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey clearly and unashamedly shows the subjectivity of what Francis Schaeffer has called "modern modern science." It demonstrates just how ill-equipped our new high priests--susperstar scientists--are to provide any real answers.
"So here we are," Mrs. Goodall concludes, after struggling with the question of evil. "Half human ape, half sinner, half saint, with two opposing tendencies inherited from our ancient past pulling us now toward violence, now toward compassion and love."
Born to a comfortably middle-class family in pre-war England, Jane Goodall describes a childhood colored by a mostly watered-down Christianity. She writes of her grandmother, "She believed deeply in God ... she wanted Judy and me to share her belief for the comfort it would bring."
But by the time she reached her teen years, she was happy to set aside the tenets of Christianity she didn't like and the comfort she did not then need: "I came to realize that my belief in God and in Christ had its own meaning for me, personally, outside the words of the Bible."
Part of that personal meaning was Hindu in origin: "I had never been able to believe that God would give us poor frail humans only one chance at making it ... so the concepts of karma and reincarnation made logical sense to me."
Another part was her willingness to depict chimps as man-like: She writes of her first scientific study of chimpanzees, "Just two weeks before I had been told that if only I could observe a chimpanzee using a tool, then the whole study would be more than worthwhile."
Would objective science--observational science--go in with such a predilection? She reveals even more when she writes about the pain of publishing her findings on primate violence. "It was my first experience with the politics of science.... One colleague said you should never publish this because it will give irresponsible scientists and writers the data they need to prove that our human tendency to engage in conflict is innate, that war is, therefore, inevitable--an unfortunate and regrettable legacy from our brutal ape-like ancestors."
Still, Reason for Hope shines in numerous places. Mrs. Goodall has lived an exciting life, studying chimpanzees in the wilds of Tanzania. She comes across as a loving but slightly preoccupied wife and mother. And the book does list four reasons for hope: the human brain, the resilience of nature, the energy and enthusiasm of young people, and the indomitable human spirit.
Those are all great things, of course, but unrestrained by the grace and mercy of God, they are also the source of, in order, criminal geniuses, earthquakes, youth gangs, and totalitarianism.

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Video: Making Noise Across the Desert with Tech. Sgt. Jeff Saunders
Video by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri
Tech. Sgt. Jeff Saunders, a native of Houston, Texas, is a sound engineer with the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band Afterburner. In this video, Saunders talks about his 100 day deployment to Southwest Asia and how he enjoyed stepping outside of his traditional AFSC of sound engineer, and got to sing. Stateside, Saunders is stationed at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Produced by Air Force Staff Sgt. David Salanitri. Also available in high definition.
This work, Making Noise Across the Desert with Tech. Sgt. Jeff Saunders, by SSgt David Salanitri, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Thomas and Barbara DeLong of New Bernannounce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Christine DeLong to Christopher William Franchi, both of New Bern.
The bridegroom-elect is the son of William and Kathlene Franchi of New Bern.
The bride-elect graduated Virginia Tech and is employed by Tyndall Engineering and Design in Raleigh.
The bridegroom-elect graduated EastCarolinaUniversityand currently attends ElonUniversity. He is employed by Sharpe Images in Raleigh.
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A belated entry in the hipster crime movie movement that began with "Reservoir Dogs," Troy Duffy's "Boondock Saints" mixes blood and Catholic-tinged vigilante justice in excessive portions for sometimes wacky and always brutal effect.
A belated entry in the hipster crime movie movement that began with "Reservoir Dogs," Troy Duffy's "Boondock Saints" mixes blood and Catholic-tinged vigilante justice in excessive portions for sometimes wacky and always brutal effect. More interested in finding fresh ways to stage execution scenes than in finding meaning behind the human urge for self-appointed righting of wrongs, pic is stuffed with effects that have no lasting impact. Highlighted by Willem Dafoe's most eccentric turn since his deranged Bobby Peru in "Wild at Heart," this limited release will fly under the radar of most gunslinger fans, who will catch up with it at their local vid hangout.Boston brothers Conner and Murphy MacManus (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) make their entrance dressed in black, but otherwise there's little that's menacing about them as they attend Mass and fool around on St. Patrick's Day at their meat-packing-plant jobs and at the local watering hole. But as they later tell Dafoe's brilliant, gay FBI investigator Paul Smecker (shown by Duffy in the first of an elaborate series of jazzy flashbacks), the brothers wreak havoc on a group of Russian Mafia thugs threatening to close down the pub. Having killed the Russians in self-defense, the multilingual Connor and Murphy are freed by Smecker and praised as "saints" in the Boston Herald. Realizing their newfound skills as vigilantes, the brothers use their language skills to penetrate the Russian Mafia's upper echelon, turning a near-botched job into an absurdly surprising mass execution of unsuspecting mobsters. Stumbling onto the bloody scene is the excitable Rocco (David Della Rocco), under the thumb of Italian mob boss Yakavetta (Carlo Rota) and his underboss Vincenzo (former porn star Ron Jeremy, who has added Hyatt to his screen name). Emboldened by the brothers' religious convictions that they are avenging angels ridding God's world of bad people, Rocco joins forces with them after he realizes that Yakavetta set him up to be killed by the Russians. This leads to further ultra-violent rampages, which Duffy stages with virtually erotic pleasure: A mass shooting of porn shop customers (including a self-pleasuring Jeremy Hyatt) contains more sexiness than any of the sex on view. The nonstop slaughter is sickening in itself, but it really turns the stomach of Yakavetta, who decides to arrange freedom for "Il Duce" (a fearsome Billy Connolly), a monstrous lifer skilled at snuffing out goodfella types. All of these killings, moreover, are intercut with Smecker investigating the crime scene and reconstructing it in his mind — the visual cue that he's of one mind with these righteous brothers. Pretentiously ludicrous finale includes a massive firestorm and is set to music from "La Boheme." Script doggedly resists explaining the brothers' true motivations. Hardly interested in the ideas bubbling under the surface, pic instead revels in stylish gunfire in the thin guise of twisted Catholicism. Duffy saves his most interesting touch for the end, unreeling a series of mock-docu clips of Bostonians both praising and condemning the brothers. Dafoe is all over the map, while Flanery and Reedus are curiously stolid and blank, constricted by characters who are mere mouthpieces devoid of passion. Della Rocco's maniacal manner, by contrast, is painful to watch. In rich support, Connolly and Rota make the most of their every bloodthirsty moment onscreen. This uneven exercise in pacing and cutting is abetted by an eclectic score by Jeff Danna and whiz lensing by Adam Kane. Other tech credits on Toronto-shot pic fire bull's-eyes.
Boondock Saints
An Indican Pictures release of a Franchise Pictures presentation of a Brood Syndicate production in association with Fried Films, the Lloyd Segan Co. and Chris Brinker Prods. Produced by Elie Samaha, Lloyd Segan, Robert Fried, Chris Brinker. Executive producers, Andrew Stevens, Ashok Amritraj, David Della Rocco, Don Carmody. Co-producers, Richard Zinman, Mark McGarry. Directed, written by Troy Duffy.
Camera (FotoKem color), Adam Kane; editor, Bill Deronde; music, Jeff Danna; production designer, Robert Devico; art director, Craig Lathrop; costume designer, Gayle Franklin; sound (Dolby), Unsun Song, Brian Dixon; supervising sound editor, Scott Wolf; special effects coordinator, Michael Kavanagh; associate producer, Sarah Casper; assistant director, John Rainey; casting, Tina Gerussi, Kevin Fennessy. Reviewed on videotape, L.A., Jan. 15, 2000. (In Palm Springs International Film Festival.) MPAA Rating: R. Running time: 108 MIN.
Paul Smecker - Willem Dafoe Conner MacManus - Sean Patrick Flanery Murphy MacManus - Norman Reedus Rocco - David Della Rocco Il Duce - Billy Connolly Detective Dolly - David Ferry Detective Duffy - Brian Mahoney Detective Greenly - Bob Marley Yakavetta - Carlo Rota Vincenzo Lipazzi - Ron Jeremy Hyatt The Priest - Jimmy Tingle Ivan Checkov - Scott Griffith


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We will explore the myriad of methods for backyard composting, types of compost bins, as well as an overview of worm composting. Vynnie the Gardener will share his secrets to a sustainable, organic, self-fertilizing garden, which all starts from the ground up, compost being the key.
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Indiana County Fair Pilots "My Community: What's the Plan?" Program
Posted: September 18, 2012
Indiana County Fair Kiddie Farm Building youth and their parents learn about the implications of their land use choices at the My Community: What's the Plan? "wooden village" educational activity.
3,215 youth entered the Kiddie Farm building at the Indiana County Fair. Our team of educators and volunteers interviewed 263 of these youth who worked with the wooden village model community. To evaluate the educational value of the program, each youth was asked three questions:
Did you enjoy helping us build this community?
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< 1% No (this sort of reminds you of the child in the Jimmy Fallon commercials that doesn't want "more money," doesn't it? J)Have we made you think about where you will live in the future?
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5% No
3% Maybe
Is community planning something you would like to learn more about?
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53% Yes
10 % No
>12% Not sure/Maybe
This youth event was organized and staffed by Penn State Extension Educators Jeff Himes and John Turack, with an additional generous commitment of time by community leader volunteers, and by students and faculty from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Department of Geography and Regional Planning.
To learn more about the My Community: What's the Plan? Penn State Extension program, see http://extension.psu.edu/ecd/news/2012/land-use-decisions-and-youth-reflections-from-ag-progress-days-2012-1 "


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The other day I found myself humming that old George Benson favorite "lost in this masquerade" and when reflecting a little more deeply on the words…..I got that old familiar hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach. Old I say because it has been with me on and off, since I remember and familiar I say because it has become almost normal these days, ever since any semblance of democracy and rule of law and even basic human pity has been removed from our society, in Sri Lanka.
I belong to a generation that is neither here nor there. My family has a 14 year gap between the siblings. This means the first of us brothers was born in 1948 and the last in 1962. You will admit that the world saw some mind boggling changes during this period. 1948 was when the world was just emerging from… Read more


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An endpoint on the SP is a user-space window. Each task (process) must have its own window for each communication protocol it uses (MPI and/or LAPI). Two tasks cannot share a user-space window.
16 endpoints per node.Can threads share an endpoint?
As mentioned above, the user-space windows are virtual adaptors which multiplex use of the physical adaptor. The number of windows is fixed on a per-system basis. Seaborg.nersc.gov has 16, but the previous system (gseaborg) had two processors per node, one adaptor per node but four user-space windows per node.
Yes, all the threads in a task share the endpoint(s) assigned to the task.What does the MPI implementation do about mixing shared memory and threads?
The IBM MPI implementation is thread safe; that is, all the threads in a task can make MPI calls. On-node communication between two tasks is done through SysV shared memory. MPI and LAPI cannot share the same user-space window so applications that use both can only run half the number of tasks per node.


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Director Arthur Penn ("Bonnie and Clyde") will be feted by the Berkshire International Film Festival, which takes place May 17 - 20 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Penn will be on hand to receive the event's annual Lifetime Achievement Award, and the fest will "celebrate" Mr. Penn's career will be held on Saturday, May 19. Academy-Award winning actress Estelle Parsons will join the tribute, which also includes a screening of "Bonnie and Clyde," which garnered Parsons the best supporting actress Oscar. BIFF will showcase over 40 films this year, which will be announced later this month. [Brian Brooks]
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a) 14 1/2" h black eagle boots with long mule ears inlaid with a red arrow, two inlaid white eagles on the front and back shafts with red and green trim, inlaid eagle on the wing tips, 12" heel-to-toe, c 1950s; b) Impressive all custom multi-colored Eagle & longhorn boots with Mexican Pesos, 16" h yellow shaft with stylized black collar, inlaid initials GF, polychrome inlaid eagle in red, turquoise, green, brown, yellow, white. Lowers feature red medallion with black toe bug, inlaid designs and two-tone mustard & yellow longhorn on the wingtips, inlaid mule ears mounted with a silver peso on each side. The backside of each boot is adorned with inlaid brands and a map of Texas. 12" h heel-to-toe; c) 16" h Nocona special-order boots purportedly made for a Dillon, Montana bar owner. Inlaid and overlaid with black tubes. White, red and yellow inlays and overlays with decorative red and yellow stitching. The nearly top-to-bottom mule ears adorned with a filigreed silver concho, gold rope edge and gold flower inset with ruby. Below the conchos is a silver, mother-of-pearl and turquoise thunderbird. 11" heel-to-toe
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LU Text
LU Text is published by the Press Office on Fridays during term time and aims to keep you regularly informed of the University's news and developments. Editor, Vicky Tyrrell. To view previous editions see LU Text Archive.
The next edition of LU Text will be published on Monday 31st August 2009
| 21 August 2009 | Issue 445
› Contents: news; Lancaster in the news; people; building work on campus; notices; what's on; ads
Student recruitment update
A-level students received their results this week and Clearing commenced yesterday. Lancaster's target of just under 2500 UK/EU students for the 2009/10 academic year was quickly achieved. The University went into Clearing for a small number of students in a few subject areas and was able to withdraw from Clearing by the end of the day.
Wind turbines
Following the development proposal to construct two wind turbines on the Hazelrigg site, the University is submitting a planning application to Lancaster City Council for the erection of a temporary anemometry mast. The mast will be used to measure the wind speed and direction at varying heights above ground level, close to the proposed wind turbine site. This data will be used to produce wind flow models and energy generation predictions. It is proposed to install the temporary mast for a maximum period of 12 months after which they will be removed. Wind turbines will make a significant contribution to towards Lancaster University meeting the UK Governments targets of reducing carbon emissions by 26% by the year 2020 and 80% by 2050. further details are available here http://www.lancs.ac.uk/windturbines
Research shows multiculturism is working in the UK
Watching soaps, reading tabloids and turned off by politics – the children of international migrants in Britain show a high degree of cultural assimilation compared to their European neighbours, according to a new study by Professor Roger Penn (Maths and Statistics/Sociology).
In his new book, Children of International Migrants in Europe, he presents the results of an international project that examined the situation of the children of international migrants in Britain, France and Germany. The Daily Mail and many Asian networks reported the research which not only provides new evidence but also challenges some of the popular assumptions made about children of international migrants living in Europe today. › To view the full story
Lancaster research shows McDonald's customers prefer older workers
Employees over 60 are a significant benefit to business according to research from the Centre for Performance-led HR at Lancaster University Management School. Researchers examined the performance of more than 400 McDonald's restaurants across the UK, revealing that levels of customer satisfaction were on average 20 per cent higher in restaurants that employ staff aged 60 and over. The study compared the performance data of 178 McDonald's restaurants where one or more members of staff aged over 60 years of age is employed with the performance data of 239 McDonald's restaurants where nobody over 50 years of age is employed. › To view the full story
Language courses
In October 2010 the Department of European Languages and Cultures is planning to launch an additional programme of language classes to cater for the language-learning needs of undergraduates and postgraduates in every department and faculty across campus.
There will be a fundamental rethink of the 'Languages for All' programme run for several years by the University's Department of Continuing Education. Transferred to FASS, this programme will be suspended for a year while thorough consultation and planning for the successor venture takes place. This is already underway: during Summer Term 2009, focus groups were used to identify key issues around languages at Lancaster. All participants expressed their firm belief that language learning has to be part of the overall education that the University provides to its student community.
In October the consultation process will be expanded to include all members of the university, who will receive a questionnaire asking them for their views on the future provision of language learning opportunities across campus.
The latest statistics from Lancaster's Centre for Enterprise, Employability and Careers (CEEC) show that students who graduated in 2008 from the Department of European Languages and Cultures have the highest percentage (95%) of their number in employment (6 months after graduating) of any department in the university.
A key aim of the new programme is to offer the opportunity of acquiring or improving knowledge of a foreign language, to anyone who missed out on language learning at school, or who wants to develop their language skills further. The emphasis will be on enhancing the employability of Lancaster's undergraduate and postgraduate students, by offering language modules that are tailored to workplace and professional needs and that can be taken either as part of a degree programme or towards an extra certificated qualification.
Visit days
Next Wednesday (26th) Lancaster University will host over 5000 visitors on the first of two Visit Days aimed at giving potential students the opportunity to find out more about life on campus before completing their UCAS forms this autumn.
Faculties will staff subject stands in the George Fox Building, Management School and LEC buildings with various talks taking place all over campus. There will also be information available in the George Fox building on everthing from Colleges to LUSU. Visiting students will also be able to see computing facilities, visit accommodation, tour the library and call in at the sports centre. More information can be found in the programme on this link.
Parking on the day - The day runs from 9.30am until 3.30pm with a free shuttle bus service provided between Lancaster train station and the University until 4.00pm. Parking has been arranged on Alexandra Park overflowing to the main campus as necessary, involving parking marshalls. An extra effort to car share, walk, cycle or travel to the University by public transport on that day would be appreciated, as it will enable prospective students and their families to park on campus more easily. Three minibuses will be operating a free minibus shuttle service around the campus throughout the day. Staff are very welcome to use these to travel around the campus.
Grand opening of Grizedale College and bar
There will be an official opening of the new Grizedale College buildings and bar on October 16th at 6 p.m. Special guest Dr. Robert M. Bliss, Dean, Pierre Laclede Honors College and former principal of Grizedale College, will officially open the new premises followed by a traditional Grizedale Hog Roast and live music. If you would like to join in the celebrations please contact: Barbara Glass, Administrator, Grizedale College, firstname.lastname@example.com, ext 92631, for your free ticket.
Physics summer school
Physicists from around the world will be in the Lake District this week at an international school for scientists keen to discover more about the building blocks of the universe. Around 60 participants from 16 different countries will be at the event which runs from August 17 to 23 in Ambleside. The Linear Collider Physics School is primarily organised by Lancaster University's Physics Department and follows earlier successful schools in 2003 and 2006. › To view the full story
Swine Flu update
For the latest information and advice please check the University Swine Flu webpage on http://www.lancs.ac.uk/press/swineflu.htm
Lancaster in the news
Lancaster in the news - See media coverage for Lancaster University this week, including Professor Roger Penn in the Daily Mail and Professor Cary Cooper on BBC Radio 4's flagship Today programme.
The Vice-Chancellor is pleased to announce that Professor Geraint Johnes has been appointed as the new Dean of Graduate Studies for an initial 4 year term of office, with effect from 1 August 2009. Our thanks go to Professor Chris Park for all his hard work and endeavours throughout his terms of office. Professor Johnes will be contactable via the Vice-Chancellor's Office on 01524 592862.
A book, Designing Sustainable Cities, edited by Rachel Cooper and Chris Boyko from LICA with Graeme Evans will be launched on the 15th September 2009 from 6-9pm at Fabric, 77a Charterhouse Street, London EC1M 3HN. Designing Sustainable Cities offers practical solutions to achieving sustainable urban design and development, and helps designers communicate these solutions to planners, developers and policy-makers. The book is based on the work of the VivaCity2020 project (http://www.vivacity2020.eu/), a five-year study into urban sustainability funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). If you would like to attend, please contact Nicky Sarjent on (01524) 5 92982 or email email@example.com.
Building work on campus
Facilities – Campus work updates
To help keep people updated on all the work being carried out on the campus there is a new webpage on the Facilities website. http://www.lancs.ac.uk/facilities/latest_news/Campuswork.htm
Learning Zone
As part of the Learning Zone project, a cut through between Bowland College and University House will be created in the location of the existing ground floor men's toilets. This work is due to start tomorrow (Saturday 22nd August). A hoarding has been erected inside the University House cut through. The existing men's toilets have been demolished and will be relocated at the higher ground level in Bowland College. Whilst these works are ongoing, please use the disabled WCs or alternative toilet facilities at the west end of University House (near Student Registry). There will be high levels of noise from 22nd August while the interconnecting wall is demolished and we apologise for the disruption this may cause. If you have any queries, please contact the Project Manager, Anna Cockman in the Facilities - Project team.
Cycle path around The Croft gardens
Cyclists – please take extra care and slow down whilst passing around the sharp bend in the cycle path around the garden of The Croft, particularly when the path is wet. There have been a number of falls here lately and the risk can be reduced by slowing down to a walking pace whilst cycling around this bend. Measures will be taken to improve the path and reduce the risk of accidents occurring. Please report any incidents or near misses to the Safety Office.
Bigforth Drive closure update
- The exit (A6-bound) carriageway of Bigforth Drive (main University driveway) remains CLOSED to all traffic between 07:30 and up to 18:00 Monday – Friday and possibly some Saturdays to facilitate the construction of a new footpath between Bigforth Barn and the western roundabout as part of the landscape improvement project.
- Vehicles - Diversion signs will be in place to direct all traffic exiting the campus out via Alexandra Park Drive and Hazelrigg Lane. Incoming traffic between the A6 and the western roundabout will not be affected during these works. Vehicles over 7.5 tonnes should exit via South-East Drive and Alexandra Park to avoid passing the Pre-School Centre.
- Please be aware that there is a cycle contra-flow lane on Alexandra Park Drive so cyclists may be travelling in this lane against the flow of traffic. Please do not cross the solid white line of the cycle lane. Bigforth Drive will re-open as normal for the UCAS Visit Day on Wednesday 26th August and at all times outside of contractor working hours.
- Bus Services - All buses will exit the campus via SW Drive and Alexandra Park to rejoin the A6 whilst the exit carriageway of Bigforth Drive is closed. There will be no bus operations on SE Drive during this period so the bus stops outside InfoLab21 and Furness College will be temporarily closed for a few weeks. Underpass works affecting traffic and motorcycle parking
- Until Friday 18th September, contractors are undertaking piping work for the University in the roof of the underpass. At times there will be temporary traffic signals towards the eastern end of the underpass as one-way only traffic flow will be possible.
- Buses will be stopping further west along the underpass than is usual. Two-way traffic flow will remain at all other times, including on Wednesday 26th August for the first UCAS Visit Day. Please note that the motorcycle parking area in the underpass is closed during these works. As an alternative, motorcycles can be parked in the designated bay in Bowland Area outside Security.
Replacement of the main gas supply meter by National Gas
Thursday 27th August 2009, 09:00 – 16:00. The work requires the interruption of the main gas supply to Alexandra Park. All gas appliances will be out of action causing:
- Loss of heating
- Loss of domestic hot water at kitchen sinks, wash basins etc.
- Loss of gas fired cooking facilities
Affected areas:
- Alexandra Park Residences Blocks 12 – 179 only
- Barker House Farm
- Lonsdale Bar
We would like to apologise for any disruption this causes. If you have any further queries please contact Mark Woodhouse, Mechanical Engineer in the Facilities – Infrastructure team, 94246.
New early bus service New service bus to arrive at the underpass at 06:51 especially for those who need to be at work for 7am. From Tuesday 1st September 2009, a new No. 3 bus service departing from Torrisholme and travelling to the University via Lancaster city centre will arrive at the underpass at 06:51. Stagecoach have yet to confirm the times for departure.
Increase in direct bus services
From Tuesday 1st September 2009 the X1 bus service linking the University with Lancaster Railway Station and areas west of the city centre will be rerouted via the A6 through Greaves, rather than along its current route through Bowerham. This will increase the number of direct buses between Greaves and the underpass from 3 to 6 buses per hour during daytime Monday – Friday. A slightly revised timetable will be published shortly and made available in a future issue of LU Text.
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University fleet vehicles
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University rules
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NEWBIE Question, NEED HELP. ME-109
Hey guys, just bought myself a ME-109 GWS plane,
I plan on using only elevator and ailerons by means of 2 Hitec HS-55's. I have AllERC's 8 cell 9.6V Ni-mh 800mah AAA's batteries. However i want to go Direct drive, Will the EDP-400 direct drive motor be a more powerful or would a Graupner 400 be more powerful. With my research soo far, all i have found is that at
9.6V EDP-400 with a EP6030 prop will produce 430g thrust, that seems pretty powerful.
What is the Benefit of a Geared system, I realize that it produces more thrust, but it also reduces RPM, I would assume with the drop in RPM, there is also a drop in Airplane speed. With a plane like a ME-109, wouldn't Airspeed be more beneficial for handling?
However I do respect the stock powerplant, I realize that an engineer spent many hours of crunching numbers to find a suitable powerplant for this plane that his team designed, But i want a little more power than that. I plan on upping the timing on whichever powerplant EZone helps me decide on, =).
And for you brushless guys, I'm a poor college student, and brushless is not in my budget, thanks hahaha
ANy help would be GREATTT
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ME 109 new flyer
My flying buddy has 4 flights on his 109 and he has been flying a Crazy Max for over a year so he does have experience. The ME 109 in stock form is going to be a fast hand full for a newflyer. Like I said it is fast and he is flying it with the stock motor and prop using 8, 5/4 AAA nimh batteries.
Controls should be set on the minimum travel. Cart wheel landings will tear off the wing. He has added a wing hold down using rubber bands to provide some degree of give to the wing tie down.
He added some bambo skewers on the inside of the fuse over the wing for strength. Also he is flying with no landing gear as we do not have a smooth surface to fly off or land on.
But it looks awsome in the air... Good luck and good flying
Go with the Stock motor and Gear Box! It is the best combo for that plane! If this is your first plane I don't mean to discourage you but you would save yourself a lot of flustration by just taking a hammer to it after you build it! There is no way a new pilot can learn to fly on a warbird like the 109! Build the 109 per the instructions.. hang it where you can see it for incentive and if you really ever want to learn to fly get you a plane like the Slow Stick to learn on! Then when you get so you can land the slow stick everytime without crashing... Get the 109 down as by now you will at least have a chance! If you choose to ignore my advice good luck as I am sure your first flight won't last over 1 second!
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thanks for the reply, still need more input
I am sorry if i gave off the wrong impression, the ME-109 isn't my first plane, i currently have a P-51, Beaver, E-starter, Slowstick, and have the BN-2 On order,
I would still aprreciate more input. Thanks
Re: thanks for the reply, still need more input
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338 Posts
Thanks for the reply
Just curious, Why does GWS also have the EDP-400 Motor illustrated in the ME-109 Buildup?
Is EDP-400 ilustrated there a performance package??
What do you say Mr.Lin??
Re: thanks for the reply, still need more input
I fly a stock P51 using a 7Cell, 8.4 volt battery. It is undepowered but still flys nice. I've flown my 109 with stock motor at 7.4(?) volts and it was a lot faster than the P51 ... a lot faster. I don't know that you would need to change the motor. You may want to consider using the stock motor first to see how it you like it. If you don't, upgrade!
There is a cheaper burshless solution out there that may fit into your budget. Check out www.e-flightline.com I've delt with them and find they have a wealth of knowledge and are very willing to help out. Check out their site and send them an email.
We are flying an Me109 with the same setup as you except we put in a 6V Speed 300 motor - fits right in the same gearbox. It gives us better performance and longer flight times.
P.S. One of the reasons for using gearboxes is that they are much more efficient than direct drive. Because you can swing a bigger prop you get much more thrust per amp. In your case, you would melt the batteries trying to get as much thrust by direct drive.
Good Day "Dart" (I like that)
The stock 109 flys good, but with the Lipo and MPjet brushless its a hole new bird. I know money can be a factor. You many consider just going to Lipo's. They save weight and you get better run time.
Then when your ready its an easy conversion to switch over. I may have a deal for you. I have slightly used (demo) Mpjets that we may be able to swing a deal on. But at $49.99 for a brushless AND gearbox, the motor pays for it self in no time and delivers more power with better effieciency.
Shoot me an email and Ill be happy to help out anyway I can. We also have some videos on the website that show both stock and MPjet versions. www.e-flightline.com/movie.htm
Have a great one.
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CISE Strategic Plan for Broadening Participation
Executive Summary
November 18, 2012
Background: The National Science Foundation includes broadening participation in its core values, as it seeks and accommodates "contributions from all sources while reaching out especially to groups that have been underrepresented." Nowhere at the Foundation is the need for inclusion more pressing than in the CISE community, where the longstanding underrepresentation of many demographic groups coincides with the increasingly pervasive role of computing in our society, the importance of IT innovation in driving our economy, and the growing demand for IT specialists at all levels of the workforce.
With respect to the CISE community, the groups designated as underrepresented are women, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities. Their underrepresentation begins early, probably in middle school though much of our data starts in high school. In 2012, the CS Advanced Placement (AP) Exam, for example, had the largest gender gap of any of the exams the College Board administers: only 18.7% of the AP CS test takers were female, as compared to 46.3% for the Calculus AB and BC exams, 50.6% for Statistics, and 58.3% for Biology1. The numbers for minorities were even more alarming: in 2011 only 29 African Americans took the AP CS test in the entire state of California; in the last 6 years, not a single Hispanic female has scored a passing grade (3, 4, or 5) on the AP CS test in Georgia, Michigan, Indiana, South Carolina, or Alabama2. Significant underrepresentation continues at the postsecondary level. 2013 IPEDS data (for school year ending 2011) has women receiving only 16.2% of the undergraduate degrees, 27.6% of the Master�s and 20.0% of the Ph.D.s3. The same IPEDS data shows underrepresented minorities receiving 16.6% of the undergraduate degrees, 8.0% of master�s degrees and 3.3% of the Ph.D. degrees. This IPEDS data includes all public and private non-profit institutions. If we look at the comparable data from the CRA Taulbee departments�which includes only departments with Ph.D. programs�the numbers are much lower: there underrepresented minorities receive just 11.9% of the undergraduates degrees, 5.9% of the Master�s, and 3.5% of the Ph.D.s4. (Data is more difficult to get for persons with disabilities but anecdotal evidence does appear to indicate that they are not well-represented among our postsecondary graduates.)
Together the underrepresented groups in computing make up roughly 70% of our population. Especially in light of the demographic changes that are happening across our country, we cannot hope to meet projected workforce demands without their participation. But the argument for broadening participation is more than just numbers. It is also an issue of the loss opportunity for individuals and the loss of their potential contributions for our field. To lead the world in innovation, our Nation needs the talents, creativity and perspectives of all our citizens. We need to give all students the opportunity to participate in computing, regardless of their eventual career choice, regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, or income. Thus,
In order to ensure a robust computing research community, a globally competitive IT workforce, and a computationally savvy citizenry, CISE is committed to broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in computing.
In order to ensure a robust computing research community, a globally competitive IT workforce, and a computationally savvy citizenry, CISE is committed to broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in computing.
It will take more than good intentions or business as usual, however, to reverse longstanding underrepresentation. It will take committed, focused, and sustained efforts on the part of many in the computing community. CISE will need to take a leadership role.
To date, the CISE efforts to broaden participation have fallen into three categories: the integration of broadening participation into the CISE research programs through its inclusion under Broader Impacts; the funding of efforts focused specifically on underrepresented groups, particularly the BPC Alliances; and structural changes within the Education and Workforce Cluster that better integrate education and broadening participation efforts across the Directorate. With this Strategic Plan, CISE aims to provide an overall framework for strengthening its efforts and impact. The Plan itself grew out of a meeting of an ad hoc subcommittee of the CISE Advisory Committee; members of that subcommittee are listed in Appendix A.
Stakeholders and Guiding Principles
There is a broad group of stakeholders for the CISE efforts to broaden participation:
Two principles guided the formulation of strategies for achieving the goals of this plan. The first principle is that the CISE effort to broaden participation will take sustained commitment. The causes of longstanding underrepresentation are complex and deeply rooted in the cultures of different demographic groups as well as in our society, in our educational institutions, and in our popular media. They will not be easily or quickly changed. The overall CISE commitment to broadening participation will need to be sustained for a considerable period of time. In addition, CISE must be prepared to support the deployment of successful interventions beyond the typical three to five year funding cycle of its research programs.
The second principle is that CISE must weave feedback and accountability into all of its broadening participation efforts. This includes not only the requirement that funded projects have appropriate evaluations but also that CISE develop and monitor metrics for both formative and summative assessments of its own efforts.
These two principles infuse the Strategic Plan.
Goals and Strategies
Here, we present the three goals for this Strategic Plan along with strategies for achieving them. The goals and strategies would admit a range of implementations.
Goal 1: CISE will take a leadership role in calling the computing community to action on issues of underrepresentation.
Strategy 1: CISE will keep the computing community informed on issues of underrepresentation.Strategy 2: CISE will promote institutional transformation that increases the participation of all underrepresented groups.Strategy 3: CISE will build a national community focused on BPC.
Strategy 1: CISE will keep the computing community informed on issues of underrepresentation.Strategy 2: CISE will promote institutional transformation that increases the participation of all underrepresented groups.Strategy 3: CISE will build a national community focused on BPC.
Goal 2: CISE will raise the awareness of issues of underrepresentation among and diversity of its staff, reviewers, panelists, and awardees.
This goal emphasizes the essential role played by CISE staff, program officers, reviewers and panelists, who together serve as gatekeepers to CISE�s research funding. It is important that they are sensitive to issues of underrepresentation, that they themselves represent a diverse set of perspectives, and that they create a level playing field for prospective PIs.
Strategy 4: CISE will provide periodic training for staff, reviewers, and panelists on BP issues, including implicit bias.Strategy 5: CISE will take steps to improve representation among its awardees, reviewers, panelists, and scientific staff.
Strategy 4: CISE will provide periodic training for staff, reviewers, and panelists on BP issues, including implicit bias.Strategy 5: CISE will take steps to improve representation among its awardees, reviewers, panelists, and scientific staff.
Goal 3: CISE will address BP programmatically both through focused activities and through the inclusion of BP efforts as an accepted and expected part of its research and education award portfolios.
This goal emphasizes the importance of continuing and strengthening the range of CISE efforts that integrate broadening participation into the CISE research and education programs, including support for efforts focused specifically on access for underrepresented groups.
Strategy 6: CISE will increase its programmatic emphasis on, and commitment to, broadening participation.Strategy 7: CISE will continue to support focused broadening participation programs aimed at students and faculty across the entire academic pipeline.Strategy 8: CISE will support institutional transformations of academic and professional organizations that make the computing discipline more inclusive.Strategy 9: CISE will be proactive in ensuring that its programs and awards are inclusive of and responsive to the needs of persons with disabilities.
Strategy 6: CISE will increase its programmatic emphasis on, and commitment to, broadening participation.Strategy 7: CISE will continue to support focused broadening participation programs aimed at students and faculty across the entire academic pipeline.Strategy 8: CISE will support institutional transformations of academic and professional organizations that make the computing discipline more inclusive.Strategy 9: CISE will be proactive in ensuring that its programs and awards are inclusive of and responsive to the needs of persons with disabilities.
Success Indicators
Change�particularly institutional change�does not happen without metrics and accountability. To guide the effective implementation of this Strategic Plan, CISE will need to develop and monitor a set of metrics that will provide feedback for ongoing efforts. Both short and long-term indicators are needed as the basis for these metrics.
Short Term Indicators would measure the success of the efforts to mobilize the CISE community. A baseline for these indicators would be established immediately after the adoption of this report and the changes measured would be reported at 5-year intervals.
Long Term Indicators will measure the impact of CISE efforts on the ultimate goal: to increase the number of students receiving undergraduate or graduate degrees in computing while removing, or at least significantly reducing, underrepresentation. These indicators will be more difficult to measure and will require national comparators. It is expected that an independent evaluation will be needed.
If successful, we would expect the entire portfolio of CISE activities to lead to an increase of underrepresented groups in:
To assess progress with either the short or long term indicators, CISE will have to be much more proactive in terms of collecting data both internally and from its PIs.
Future Directions and Implementation
It is the responsibility of CISE to safeguard the U.S. leadership in computing research and innovation and to ensure the development of a computationally savvy 21st Century workforce. To do that, we will need to call upon the creativity, talents, and skills of all of our diverse citizenry. The Goals and Strategies outlined here will guide CISE in using its resources and leadership in rallying the computing research community to more comprehensively and effectively address its longstanding issues of underrepresentation.
Implementation of the goals and strategies will require that CISE undertake specific activities. Possible activities are listed by Goal in Appendix B, but they are just examples. We intend to implement the Strategic Plan in a series of yearly steps. The Plan will be amended annually with the addition of an implementation agenda for the upcoming year that is consistent with its goals and strategies but also takes into consideration the successes and lessons learned as we monitor our ongoing progress. The yearly implementation plans will be developed by the Education Workforce Cluster in consultation with the CISE Management Group and the Education Workforce Subcommittee of the CISE Advisory Committee.
APPENDIX A: External Subcommittee Members Active in the Development of the CISE Strategic Plan for Broadening Participation
Shawn Blanton, Carnegie Mellon University
Lori Clarke, University of Massachusetts
Jeanine Cook, New Mexico State University
Jorge D�az-Herrera, Rochester Institute of Technology
Jos� Fortes, University of Florida
Sam Kamin, University of Illinois
Richard Ladner, University of Washington
Bob Megginson, University of Michigan
Melissa O�Neill, Harvey Mudd College
Robert Schnabel, Indiana University
Mary Lou Soffa, University of Virginia
Richard Tapia, Rice University
Valerie Taylor, Texas A & M
APPENDIX B: Possible Activities for Implementation of the Strategic Plan
These activities are presented just as examples of possible actions. It is likely that the implementation will involve just a few activities each year and lessons learned from early experiences may well dictate entirely different approaches in ensuing years.
Possible Actions to Implement Goal 1
Possible Actions to Implement Goal 2
Possible Actions to Implement Goal 3
1 College Board Advanced Placement Program Participation and Performance Data 2012, http://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/participation/2012
2 How White and Male the AP CS Really Is: Measuring Quality as well as Quantity, Mark Guzdial, Computing Education Blog, 8/21/12, http://computinged.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/how-white-and-male-the-ap-cs-really-is-measuring-quality-as-well-as-quantity/.
3 IPEDS Completion Survey, 2011, https://webcaspar.nsf.gov. Data used: IPEDS Completions Survey by Race, NCES Population of Institutions. Year 2011, Year: 2011 Level of Degree or Other Award: Doctorate Degree-Research/Scholarship, Master's Degrees, Bachelor's Degrees Academic Discipline, Detailed (standardized): Computer Science Race & Ethnicity (standardized): Black, Non-Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic; Institutional Control (survey-specific): Public Institutions, Private Institutions: Nonprofit
4 Taulbee Survey, 2009-10, http://cra.org/resources/taulbee/.


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Robert Pattinson 'wants Perry to meet parents'
R-Patz is ready for Katy to come to the UK with him
Tue 18 Jun 2013
R-Patz is ready for Katy to come to the UK with him
Robert Pattinson apparently wants Katy Perry to meet his parents.
The pair have been spending a lot of time together in recent months, fuelling speculation that a romance has blossomed. Robert recently spent time with Katy's mom and dad during a visit to her hometown of Santa Barbara, California. Now it seems the 27-year-old Twilight hunk is eager for the popstar to get to know his family.
"Rob confessed that he was falling for her after their date night at the Björk concert, and it's left Katy in turmoil. He's planning a trip to the UK and wants Katy to go with him to meet his parents," a source told Closer.
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Last week it was reported that Katy was finding it "tough" to choose between British heartthrob Robert and her on-off musician beau John Mayer.
It seems John may have had a change of heart following his latest split from Katy, but she isn't sure if he is right for her.
"John insists he's made a 'huge mistake' and has tried wooing Katy back," the insider continued. "Katy's told her friends that she finds dating bad boys like John exciting, but has so much in common with Rob."
Katy and 35-year-old John dated from last summer until March this year. They are said to have broken up several times, with John's womanising reputation believed to have sparked a series of arguments.
She has now spoken out about the tumultuous romance, confessing she was smitten with the musician.
"Yes [I was seeing John, now it's] over," the 28-year-old revealed. "I was madly in love with him. I still am madly in love with him. All I can say about that relationship is that he's got a beautiful mind. Beautiful mind, tortured soul. I do have to figure out why I am attracted to these broken birds."
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Human Rights Council passes two resolutions criticizing Israel, but keeps its record intact of singling out no other country for human rights abuses
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The 47-nation council, which has censured only Israel since it began operating six months ago, this time took the Jewish state to task for its occupation of Syria's Golan Heights and for building settlements in occupied Arab territories.
Then it voted 45-1 to demand Israel reverse its policy of building and expanding settlements as a first step toward dismantling them. Again, Canada was the only country to vote against the resolution.
Levanon said the settlements resolution "pointedly fails to acknowledge Israel's good will in the complete dismantling of its settlements in Gaza in June 2005, and withdrawal from settlements in the northern West Bank, unilateral moves which only served to create an ever-worsening security situation for Israeli civilians."
Resolutions on Israel in 3 emergency sessions
The council has pending resolutions on Darfur, where Sudanese government forces and militias it supports have been accused of committing widespread atrocities against civilians in their attempt to put down a three-year rebellion, but it took no action on them.
There already have been moves in the UN General Assembly to discourage UN human rights bodies from adopting resolutions condemning the human rights situation in any country.


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After having his court date pushed back until after the end of the NBA season, Cavaliers guard Delonte West has officially been given a sentence following his mid-September arrest. West and his team of representatives reached a plea with the state of Maryland that resulted in the much-discussed player being handed a punishment of eight months electronic monitoring, two years probation, 40 hours of community service as well as psychological counseling.
The Associated Press reported early Thursday morning that West was expected to plead guilty to charges of carrying concealed weapons and transporting loaded weapons – both stemming from the incident in which West was pulled over for reportedly cutting off a police officer. Upon a search, West was allegedly found to have two loaded handguns, a loaded shotgun (in a guitar case) and a 22-centimetre Bowie knife while speeding on a three-wheel motorcycle. The player, turning 27-years old this month, claimed that he was simply transporting the weapons from one home to another per his mother's request.
Both charges were of the misdemeanor variety. West was reportedly ashamed, claiming that he was concerned that he has let down those children that look up to him due to his profession.
Averaging 8.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists, West was the victim of a tumultuous 2009-10 season that saw him produce his worst numbers as a member of Cavaliers. Suffering many ups and downs due to a bipolar disorder, West missed the entire preseason as well as various stretches throughout the course of the year, playing in 60 of a possible 82 games. Looking as if he was overcoming his issues, West shot a combined 1-for-12 for 8 points (and four turnovers) in the final three games against the Boston Celtics.
Loaded with plenty of talent and a considerable amount of baggage, West has a very favorable contract heading into the 2010-11 season that has subsequently resulted in the guard being placed on the trading block. Given the current state of the team and the roller coaster which was provided to both parties during the prior year, it is anticipated that the Cavaliers do not see West as a part of their future.
Regardless of his future team, it is widely assumed that West will be suspended for at least three games in the 2010-11 season.
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Under the leadership of Dr. Rita Charon, Columbia University has created a degree-granting department of Narrative Medicine that brings to patient care insights born of informed listening and close textual analysis. Its mission, like that of the Lab, is to expand the skill set of professionals to address the relational and psychological dimensions of practice.
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Narrative Medicine fortifies clinical practice with the narrative competence to recognize, absorb, metabolize, interpret, and be moved by the stories of illness. Through narrative training, the Program in Narrative Medicine helps doctors, nurses, social workers, and therapists to improve the effectiveness of care by developing the capacity for attention, reflection, representation, and affiliation with patients and colleagues. Our research and outreach missions are conceptualizing, evaluating, and spear-heading these ideas and practices nationally and internationally.


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Happy Monday friends. I hope you had a fabulous weekend.
I spent the weekend hanging out with family, which was awesome. I got to see my dad for Father's Day and visit with my sister, bro-n-law, mom, nieces and new baby nephew.
I am in awe of his cuteness! So sweet.
Other highlights of the weekend included making it to a Saturday morning spin class. <– I hadn't been in way too long and my tush is paying for this morning! Ochie.
I also experimented with local zucchini I purchased from the farmers market and came up with a new recipe using my spiralizer.
Zucchini noodle pasta is nothing new as I've made that many times before, however this weekend I decided to use zucchini noodles to make a tasty dinner using Thai flavors.
The final product reminded me of Pad Thai. Although to be perfectly honest I've only ever had bites of Isaac's Pad Thai entrées because I've never actually ordered it for myself. I'm more of a papaya salad, Tom Yum soup and fresh spring roll girl when it comes to ordering at Thai restaurants.
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 2 medium sized zucchinis, spiralized into noodles
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1½ Tablespoons fresh ginger root, minced
- ½ cup red onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, spiralized or sliced into small strips using a vegetable peeler
- ½-3/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup shelled edamame, cooked
- 2 Tablespoons natural creamy peanut butter
- ½ of a lime, juiced
- 1-2 Tablespoons water (for thinning out sauce)
- 1 teaspoon chili paste like Sambal Oelek
- sea salt, to taste
- 2 Tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons chopped peanuts
- In a large skillet, heat coconut oil and sauté the garlic, ginger and red onion. Once onion is translucent and fragrant, stir in the red bell pepper, carrot slices and cooked edamame. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add a pinch of sea salt to the mixture, then add the lime juice, peanut butter, chili paste and a little water to thin out the sauce.
- Place the zucchini noodles into the skillet and stir them around quite a bit so that the sauce coats them. Cook in sauce for about 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from heat, plate and top with fresh basil and chopped peanuts. Enjoy.
This dish is easy to whip up and has a lovely blend of fresh flavors and a hint of richness from the peanut sauce. It's not only delicious, but much healthier than traditional Thai takeout. I hope you'll consider making it next time you're craving Thai cuisine.