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Many come to Pulaski County school board meetings for updates on the school system; few come to witness a medieval siege engine display. Those who attended Thursday night's meeting were given both.
As part of the meeting's instructional focus segment, school board members and onlookers were treated to a demonstration of what can be made with a 3D printer and exactly how a trebuchet works. There was a 3D printer in the meeting room that worked on one of the presenter's projects throughout the evening.
This past summer, Pulaski Middle School math teacher Georgeanne Lavery and Pulaski County High School technology education teacher Christian Miller spent time at Virginia Tech, working on different projects through a fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Their efforts, which Lavery described as "an inquiry-based learning curriculum," provided the university with some research information and helped Lavery and Miller work on this year's class planning. Eleven area teachers participated in the fellowship.
Lavery explained that her work involved testing the durability and breaking point of plastic objects that were 42 microns thick and made by a 3D printer. "My job was to figure out at what point do the specimens break, how strong the materials were, each of the different types," she said.
Such printers have been around since 1984 but are getting more attention lately; they create three-dimensional objects from plastic polymers and other materials. The process is somewhat akin to traditional manufacturing, although objects are created by fabricating materials, rather than subtracting (stamping, cutting, lathing) them as in traditional manufacturing or machining.
"I worked with the Object Connex 350," said Lavery of the particular 3D printer she was assigned. "It's a huge machine that deals with micron-sized outlets of photopolymers." Of the materials the printer made, she said, "It's plastics that have to be cured by UV light."
She showed slides of different things manufactured by the printer, including an object made of white plastic, black rubber and monofilament wire, which she said was created all by the same printer at the same time. "There was no assembly," Lavery told the school board. "That's the promise of 3D printing. That you can get higher-quality parts with no assembly needed." CAD software was used in some of the research, she said.
For her own students, she said that she was teaching a curriculum called "Transformations" this year, using a 3D printer. "It shows the students how, if you put in something wrong, something wrong is going to be printed," she said. Her example on one slide was a plastic snowflake designed to look like a series of Darth Vader helmets.
"Is it true what they say? No two Darth Vader snowflakes are alike?" quipped board member Joe Guthrie to Lavery later in her presentation.
Lavery passed around items made from the 3D printer to the board, including two types of gears and a small "minion" figurine from the "Despicable Me" movie series.
"And you're able to print it and give the spacing between the gears?" asked Vice Chairman Jeff Bain. "Because the way these gears interlock, the spacing on these gears, that is amazing."
Guthrie asked, "Mr. Miller, we're understanding that because of your participation and Ms. Lavery's participation, we have this 3D printer now for the high school?
"Yes sir, we both received a 3D printer. This is not the one we received. It's very similar to that." Miller said two had already been bought for the high school. Miller went on to thank the board, saying, "I want to thank you all for letting me run this noisy machine during your meeting."
He took the floor and said that he teaches STEM classes. "I often tell my students, 'This isn't your dad's shop (class),'" he said. Miller indicated the 3D printer and informed the board, "It is currently printing out the frame for a remote-controlled quad copter. The goal of that project is to deliver a payload, which I think is going to be a leaflet, to a predetermined location. We're keeping our fingers crossed that we can get that done by the end of the first semester."
Miller then allowed Sam Norris, 17 and a senior at PCHS, to demonstrate their second-semester project: a functioning trebuchet, which is in the family of catapult-type weapons.
"We have decided that is going to be the class project," said Norris. "The goal is to throw a lemon the length of a football field." Norris had a one-quarter scale model of the trebuchet the class intends to make, though this one was wooden. To demonstrate it, he loaded it with a red rubber ball and proposed to shoot it into the corner of the room, which happened to be near Bain's seat.
Bain laughed and asked Director of Operations Ronnie Nichols, "Ronnie, do you have replacement ceiling tiles?"
Nichols replied with a straight face, "Yes, we do."
After its launch, the ball flew a short upward distance before bouncing off the ceiling, though both tiles and onlookers were spared. Norris, who said he is interested in the Middle Ages, continued his presentation.
"Most of that was just made from looking at pictures of trebuchets; I didn't use any formal design plans," he explained to the board. "A lot of it was trial and error. I'd say the hardest thing to calculate was probably trying to figure out when to get the ball to release. I have to get the release hooked at a very specific angle. Three or four angles too far forward, it would shoot into the ground; too far back, it'll just go straight up and come back down. A lot of hard math is involved."
He continued, to laughter, "The big scale that I'm working on now is 6'6" tall by 8' long. Maybe we want to get that and bring it into the next board meeting."
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Happy Halloween to you too gentleman.
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Happy Halloween! Sic video. Love the Halloween set.
thank jah for the sub and also for hooker.
man, I can't read them all but those tombstones are a clever touch!
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Garren's picture is creepy! haha Nice work gents.
scary!!!! Good Job Guys!! Happy halloween to all the wonderful people whom help produce and ride in this video….
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More than 250 fundraisers take to the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath tomorrow to raise funds for the Forever Friends Appeal in the Walk of Life.
The 21-mile walk starts at Devizes Wharf at 9am. Walkers can choose to do the full 21 miles to Bath; 12 miles from Devizes to Bradford on Avon; or nine miles in the afternoon from Bradford on Avon to Sydney Gardens, Bath.
Walkers from Bath, Somerset and Wiltshire will raise money for the new Cancer Centre at Royal United Hospital in Bath.
Last year's event raised £38,000 and organisers are hoping to exceed that amount this year.
Emily Lynch, events and community officer for The Forever Friends Appeal, said every year the event attracts more people, enabling more funds to be raised for the hospital. She thanked everyone who has signed to do the walk.
Kier Construction sponsors the event and the firm's staff will be involved with walking and marshaling along the route.


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Dior Homme's Kris Van Assche extends his reach with an exhibit at Paris' Galerie des Galeries which takes the viewer through a multi sensation presentation. "Picaflor" works around the idea of reconstructing "flora" by using visual elements that are complemented by custom scents and sound – all of which borrow from Van Assche's previous work in fashion and beyond. Mirrored "flowers" and a piece by American artist Matt Saunders, make up most of the exhibit which runs at the Galerie des Galeries in Paris through February 27th.
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Man killed in house fire in Cobbham neighborhood
Fire investigators are trying to find what caused a blaze that killed a man in his house near downtown early Monday morning.
Companies finding ways to cope with large volumes of electronic messages
Scott Shamp recalls that when he was studying for his Ph.D at the University of Utah in the mid-1980s, he would be elated to come to work and find he'd received an e-mail.
Nelson: Give more HOPE to young kids
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Small Biz: Love of rugby driving force behind new Irish pub
As an enthusiastic rugby player and coach, Dustin Karr often thought about starting an Athens bar that provided the feel of a genuine old Irish pub.
Carroll: Globalization has changed social contracts
Social contract theory has a rich history. Its premises reach back to Biblical times and is evident in the Old Testament. In Genesis 9, for example, a covenant between God and all living things for all generations is articulated.
Business Whirl: Clark finishes part of tourism certification
Amy Clark, leisure travel marketing director for the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau, has completed the second portion of a three-year professional development program that will lead to certification as a tourism marketing professional.
Brief Cases: Industrial supplier's new facility
Campbell Sales & Service Inc., an Athens company that provides industrial supplies and services to the poultry industry and farming community in Georgia, recently broke ground on a second facility.
Business Briefs: UGA research group awarded $9.2 million
A research group led by Stephen Dalton, professor and Georgia Research Alliance eminent scholar of molecular biology at the University of Georgia, has been awarded $9.2 million as part of a major new research grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Permits Issued in Athens-Clarke County during the week of August 11 to 15 as reported in The Hunt Letter.
Hammond - Waltz engagement
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hammond of Bogart are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jacqulyn Alice Hammond, to Christopher Patrick Waltz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald P. Waltz of Augusta.
Scarboro - Elder engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. Scarboro of Watkinsville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Meredith Lee, to Bryan Fullilove Elder, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson Elder of Athens.
Pegram - Harvard engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pegram of Dallas, North Carolina are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Lynn to William Robert Harvard, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Davis Harvard of Athens.
Garrett - Fox wedding
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Rowan - Bennewitz wedding
Stephanie Marie Rowan and Thomas Burton Bennewitz were married Saturday, May 31st at Snellville First United Methodist Church. The Rev. John Baker officiated at the 5 p.m. ceremony.
Man shot when he interrupts burglary
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Two injured after FedEx truck hits car
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Man takes everything from motel room
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Witnesses help find suspect in robbery
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Woman hides when burglars enter home
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Man arrested in father's stabbing
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Burglar gets away with man's paycheck
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Rims, tools stolen from car repair shop
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Thief takes trailer, three lawn mowers
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Thieves take A/C from house for sale
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Obama: Biden is 'ready'
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SEC inks 15-year television deal with ESPN
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2008 College Football Preview
The talk of a national championship season for Georgia began around midnight Jan. 2, and it's gotten louder and louder. With the new season on the doorstep, the ABH previews the 2008 Georgia Bulldogs.
Houston gets shot at his hometown team
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Green a rare freshman find
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Gillespie, Bobo reunite in opener
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Fifteen-hour trek from N.J. to Georgia right path for Moreno
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. - Knowshon Moreno is on top of the Georgia Bulldogs world looking down on elation. Fans - even a Rhodes Scholar - are ready to chisel him on the program's Mount Rushmore as a legend in the making.
Historic background helped Stafford prepare for SEC's intensity
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Trophy talk unavoidable for Moreno
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Offensive Linemen: Josh Davis from Mississippi
Wide receivers: Mohamed Massaquoi from North Carolina
Quarterbacks: Joe Cox from North Carolina
Tight Ends: Aron White from Missouri
Running Backs: Shaun Chapas from Florida
Special Team: Blair Walsh from Florida
Defensive Backs: Prince Miller from South Carolina
Defensive Linemen: Kade Weston from New Jersey
Linebackers: Akeem Hebron from Maryland
Future unknown for Paterno, Bowden
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Separated by 800 miles and styles that are about as far apart, Florida State's Bobby Bowden and Penn State's Joe Paterno are stuck together by winning and retirement rumors.
Miami QB suspended for season opener
MIAMI - Miami quarterback Robert Marve has been suspended for the season opener for an incident stemming back to last year, the Miami Herald reported on its Web site Saturday.
Mitchell, Reed bow out in semis
PINEHURST, N.C. - After a week full of autographs and adulation, Danny Lee is starting to feel like Tiger Woods at the U.S. Amateur.
Richard J. Anderson: Postal Service should open a new Eastside substation
I wholeheartedly support the Thursday letter to the editor making the case for the continued presence of a postal substation or post office in southeastern Athens-Clarke County.
Monica Jones: Don't take children to an R-rated movie
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Robert D. Clements: Poet's thoughts on fences may be wrongheaded view
I wonder if what Robert Frost wrote about strong fences making good neighbors is true. To my mind, Cedar Schools High School student Eliah Cappi's Thursday letter to the editor hit the nail on the head in decrying the money being spent on a fence around his school.
Don Lloyd: Immigration is bringing big problems to America
In the great debate over immigration, no national leaders stand up to speak out on the overpopulation crisis facing America.
Dan Matthews Jr.: Obama would restore American dignity, honor
John McCain cannot recall how many homes he owns or the difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims. He thinks you are rich if you make $5 million a year.
Rings exhibit showcases long-lost collection
Art professor Mary Hallam Pearse stumbled upon the vintage display case while redding up a student studio at the University of Georgia.
Reporter tries to overcome 'The Dreads'
The Dreads. That pit in your stomach, that vague uneasiness. That feeling you might start to cry at any moment, even though you can't put a finger on any one thing that's making you sad.
Hax: Ex drama is unnecessary
Dear Carolyn: Bad history is interfering with a friendship. A casual female friend whom I miss invites my new wife and me to her parties.
Rich: A difference of upbringing
Not long ago, I met a nice guy, a renewing of an old friendship actually, and I tried to fall in love. I tried but I couldn't.
Community notes: Bring tots to Wee Walk beginning Sept. 19
Wee Walk Though the Park is scheduled for Thursdays, beginning 11 a.m. Sept. 19.
Polaneczky: Bits of action, comedy served up in this 'Lunch'
Franny is, well, let's just say she is different. She loves her room dark and gloomy, and bats just follow her around wherever she goes.
Lewis: Kids make a sound strategy to use against writer's block
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Popping open a soda solution
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Notes: UGA Performing Arts takes to the stage for a new season
This year, the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center will open its season with a first - four UGA grads will take the stage on Sept. 21 by way of The Georgia Guitar Quartet.
Quartet playing more than the numbers game
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'Thunder' reigns again with $16.1M weekend
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'Party Animal' to prowl Athens
A dozen years ago, Bert Kreischer was living the life of ... well, Kreischer.
Today's Best Bets
Last Monday Book Group - This month, the group will discuss "Ward Number Six and Other Stories," a collection of seven stories by Russian playwright and short story author Anton Chekhov.
Today's Best Bets
Hiking 103: Panther Creek Falls - Meet at the park and then head to Habersham County to hike through the wilderness to a 50-foot waterfall.
McCain ad: Clinton snubbed in VP choice
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Four Florida counties disaster areas after storm
MIAMI - President Bush declared Sunday that four Florida counties hit hardest by Tropical Storm Fay are major disaster areas, making them eligible for federal aid.
U.S. ship carrying aid reaches Georgia
ABOARD THE U.S.S. MCFAUL - A U.S. Navy destroyer loaded with humanitarian aid reached Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi on Sunday, bringing baby food, bottled water and a message of support for an embattled ally.
Forensics job victim of GBI budget cuts
Rick Snow may have made his last trip to Athens to unearth human bones.
Drought, bad economy driving up animal neglect complaints
Horses in Georgia more and more frequently head to the auction block or the state impound farm because their owners can't afford to feed them.
Katrina refugee's trial set
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Watkinsville forces lumber firm to cut and run
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Lexington mayor going to the well
Lexington, so far, doesn't have a water shortage - and the mayor wants to keep it that way.
EPA: New cooling system saves water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Athens has installed a new cooling system that saves thousands of gallons of water a month by recycling condensation that otherwise would go to waste.
NBAF comments due by Monday
Monday is the deadline for public comments on a proposed federal animal disease research lab that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering building in Athens.
On the road: Area road work
A look at road work scheduled this week in the region.
Best water in state title goes to Macon
MACON - The Georgia Association of Water Professionals voted Macon the city with the best-tasting tap water in the state.
Fay not done yet
APALACHICOLA, Fla. - Fay just won't quit. The tropical storm that set a record with four landfalls in Florida chugged west across the Gulf Coast on Saturday and cities from Pensacola to New Orleans prepared for several inches of rain.
No garbage pickup on Labor Day
The Athens-Clarke Solid Waste Department will be closed on Labor Day, so residential customers who normally put out their trash on Mondays are asked to wait until Tuesday next week.
Annual stroke forum planned at St. Mary's
St. Mary's Hospital will host its fourth annual Community Stroke Forum from 6-8 p.m. Thursday in the hospital's Assembly Rooms and Atrium Lobby, 1230 Baxter St.
Meetings set Tuesday on college planning
Jackson County and East Jackson Comprehensive high schools will host meetings for parents and students to plan for college at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in each school's auditorium.
Is superintendent smarter than a fifth-grader?
Her office is treating it with a light touch, but both they and the rest of the state had better hope the joke's not on us when state Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox appears on the game show "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?"
Government needs to focus on product safety, not obesity
Recently, The Washington Post featured a weeklong, front-page series devoted to the pernicious effects of the increase it perceived in children's obesity.
Such a thing as too many free lunches
Even Jimmy Schmidt would have gone for a deal like that.
Pitts: Clarity is good, but wisdom is better in political leaders
First I spent long moments trying to decide upon my greatest moral failing. Then I spent longer moments asking myself whether I'd really want to share that failing with an audience of millions.
Barry: The DNC's on, let the drama begin
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Clarke school officials should act like adults
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Blog Bits
Executive Editor Jason Winders, on the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility:
Winders: His eyes have seen the glory ...
Randy Williams wouldn't want this story to be about cancer. In fact, this close to kickoff, he might consider it silly to discuss anything other than the University of Georgia Bulldogs.
Thompson: Just say you're sorry and then be quiet
"I hope the paper will have the wisdom to see this was a government in its finest hour, not its lowest point."
Shipp: Dems' convention could be trip back in time
Unfortunately for their supporters, Democrats may be getting ready to party like it's 1988.
Huckaby: Rafting trip not at all like 'Deliverance'
The most embarrassing two hours I ever spent in a movie theater was when I took my girlfriend, her mother and her kid sister to see "Deliverance."
Blog Bits
Government reporter Blake Aued, on local opposition to the proposed National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility:
Random Thoughts: Senior tax break
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The Georgia Department of Corrections is responsible for the incarceration of nearly 60,000 adults, and the supervision of another 150,000 adults on felony probation. We employ nearly 15,000 people. Indeed, if the Department of Corrections was a city, it would be the second largest city in the state.
Poverty transcends racial discrepancies
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Hollywood's use of mentally handicapped people flawed
I refuse to join the boycott of "Tropic Thunder." When I saw the e-mails from fellow disability rights activists to denounce the movie because of the repeated use of the R-word - "retard" - I groaned. Don't they know what the word "satire" means?
Family first: Football strengthens bond
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More at stake in Barrow rivalry
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Oconee volleyball grabs four wins
The Oconee County volleyball team rolled to four wins in the Northeast Georgia Shootout on Saturday.
Warriors' runners finish in top 10
The Oconee County cross country boys team finished eighth and the girls 10th at the Walton Stage Race in Duluth.
Cochran: Last year laid foundation for '08
The records are wiped clean. With last year's seniors gone, every team's depth chart is bumped up one spot. The time to brag about last year has officially ended.
2007 Standings
A look at the final standings from 2007.
2008 Composite Schedule
A look at the 2008 high school weekly football schedule.
Region Breakdown
A look at the regional assignments for 2008.
Cedar Shoals: Jaguars' success could rest on Lattimore's shoulders
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Oconee QB responds well to the spotlight
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Oglethorpe County: Double duty motivates Johnson
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Apalachee: 'Cats hope for smooth switch
When Apalachee ascended from Class AA to Class AAA in 2004, the Wildcats endured a couple of difficult campaigns - going 3-17 - before earning postseason berths during their last two years in Region 8-AAA.
Athens Academy: Colquitt a total team player
As the time was diminishing and the inevitable was becoming apparent, James Colquitt was trying everything he could to prevent Athens Academy's season from ending.
Oconee County: Olson feels right at home
When it comes to roots, no one dug deeper than Mitch Olson.
Westminster Christian: Closer look
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Madison County: Allen open to any spot
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North Oconee: Patience pays for Fullington
For three years, Jamie Fullington was forced to wait.
East Jackson: Experience helps as second season comes
Frank Caputo has been a high school football coach for more than two decades, but nothing he's ever experienced in the sport prepared him for the task of developing a program from scratch, as he did last season at East Jackson.
Jefferson: Roberds hits weights hard
Kyle Roberds' palms were sweaty and his heart was pounding.
Prince Avenue: Wolverines add strength to slate
After losing its season opener last August to Fellowship Christian, Prince Avenue Christian reeled off five straight wins and appeared poised to contend for a Class A playoff berth in just its second year of varsity play.
Athens Christian: Players happy to be in mix
As part of a strategy to rebuild its struggling football program four seasons ago, Athens Christian opted to play a non-region schedule, which worked well in terms of development but eliminated any shot the team had at the postseason.
Jackson County: Kirk brings new attitude
JEFFERSON - Billy Kirk is no longer the new coach on the block, but he's convinced his Jackson County Panthers will look like a whole new team this season.
Clarke Central: QB Wilson looking forward to INTs
For a quarterback, Clarke Central's John Wilson has personal goals that might sound strange.
Commerce: Big hits keep Bowen completely satisfied
Even in the summer heat, Chase Bowen doesn't mind getting a little dirty.
Winder-Barrow: Corley perfect pick for new head coach
One thing new Winder-Barrow coach Ben Corley didn't have to worry about when he led the team in spring drills was gaining the attention and support of his players.
Big, colorful flowers aren't that hard to grow
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Custom shower curtains create tile match
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Athens Area Association of REALTORSCelebrates 50TH Anniversary
2008 marks the 50th anniversary for the Athens Area Association of REALTORS Inc. Celebrating five decades which began with 21 founding members representing 14 firms, the organization will hold a commemorative event on August 15th.
China closes out Olympics
BEIJING - With help from British star power, China concluded its debut as Olympic host Sunday after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement - coexisting awkwardly with the government's wariness of dissent and free speech.
Mears joins Childress team
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Another one of the sport's worst-kept secrets was confirmed Saturday when Richard Childress said he's hired Casey Mears to drive a new fourth team car in 2009.
Edwards bumps way to Bristol win
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards did nothing Saturday night to dispel the idea the upcoming Chase for the Championship would be a two-man race.
Atlanta stops slump against Cards
ST. LOUIS - The Atlanta Braves have no intentions of giving up this season.
Pujols continues to pound Atlanta
ST. LOUIS - After Albert Pujols homered and singled his first two at-bats, giving him eight hits and eight RBIs in 10 weekend chances, the Braves removed him from the equation.
Yankee greats joined by Jeter
BALTIMORE - Derek Jeter is honored to be part of an exclusive club with Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. For now, however, the New York Yankees shortstop is more interested in keeping his team in the playoff hunt.
MLB roundup: Astros get past Mets
MLB roundup: Rays get past ChiSox
Mets' Castillo remains on DL
NEW YORK - The New York Mets temporarily shelved their plans to activate Luis Castillo on Saturday, giving the second baseman more time to rest his strained left hip flexor.
Burrell sparks Phillies' rout
PHILADELPHIA - Pat Burrell homered and matched his career high with five RBIs, and Cole Hamels pitched effectively with some overdue run support to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 Saturday.
Lowrie's homer boosts Red Sox
TORONTO - The Boston Red Sox warmed up for their final regular-season visit to Yankee Stadium with an extra-inning win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Umenyiora to miss season
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has ligament damage in his left knee and will miss the season.
Falcons pick Ryan as QB
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Rather than give Matt Ryan a few games to watch from the sideline, the Falcons decided on Sunday to throw the rookie into the fire as their starter.
Williams to have neck surgery
HOUSTON - Injured Houston Texans receiver Harry Williams will have surgery today to repair a neck vertebra he fractured during a preseason game Friday night.
Singh sinks Sergio at Barclays
PARAMUS, N.J. - Vijay Singh won The Barclays for a record fourth time Sunday, matching Sergio Garcia with a long birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff and finishing off the Spaniard with another birdie on the second extra hole.
Atlanta looks to regain fans
FLOWERY BRANCH -The scene reminded Thomas Dimitroff of something out of "A Beautiful Mind," the movie about a mathematical genius.
Streelman emerges as Barclays leader
PARAMUS, N.J. - Steve Stricker lost a ball and a big lead Saturday at sun-baked Ridgewood Country Club, leaving Kevin Streelman atop the leaderboard and more than two dozen players in The Barclays title chase.
Magill: Parrott riding hot tourney streak
Travis Parrott, who was the NCAA doubles champion with Matias Boeker at Georgia in 2001, has achieved outstanding success in his last three tournaments.
State's college students polled on intellectual diversity
ATLANTA - Despite the fact that they are side-by-side in the report of a survey about politics on Georgia's campuses, the comments could not be more different.
New angle for med campus foes
Anyone who thinks the Athens-Augusta rivalry is over, think again. Some Augusta-area lawmakers want to delay expanding the Augusta-based Medical College of Georgia to Athens in the face of a state budget crisis.
Alternative fuels' promise energized UGA researchers
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The Classroom, Laboratory & Administration Building, commonly known simply as the CLA Building, is a building on the campus of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). Designed by Albuquerque, New Mexico-based architect Antoine Predock in the Futurist style and completed in 1993, it has come to be the defining image of the university.[1] As of 2013, the building is scheduled for demolition.[2]
Its pointed, triangular and open top makes it the most distinct tower on the university campus. According to Predock, "inevitably, human settlement alters the landscape. Successive habitation has altered the Pomona Valley from the original dry swept earth of Rancho San Jose. Now the verdant Arabian horse ranch of W.K. Kellogg coexists with the technological, superscale freeway interchange."[1] Due to Cal Poly Pomona's proximity to the Los Angeles district of Hollywood, the building has been displayed in films such as Gattaca and Impostor, as well as several TV commercials for products such as cars and cell phones.[3]
The CLA building sits directly above the San Jose Hills fault and has the second-highest seismic "risk score" of 72.94, in the California State University system, after a building at CSU East Bay. It suffered no structural damage as a result of the July 29, 2008 Chino Hills earthquake, a magnitude 5.4. It has leaked water since it was completed in 1993, and connections and beams at the building do not meet California earthquake safety standards. It needs so much work that university officials began contemplating tearing it down.[4] The CSU Board of Trustees, at its September 21, 2010 meeting, approved a proposal to replace the CLA with a new facility.[5]
- ^ a b user:rtaube (2009). "CLA Building". MIMOA Modern Architectural Guide. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ http://www.calstate.edu/cpdc/Facilities_Planning/2014-15-Five-Yr-Cap-Improve-Prog-Bk-Draft.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ PolyCentric (2001-12-31). "CLA Building Gets Big Screen Treatment as Dimension Films' "Impostor" Hits Theaters". Cal Poly Pomona. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ Baeder, Ben (2008-08-30). "Iconic Cal Poly Pomona building could be razed". Whittier Daily News. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ PolyCentric (2010-09-22). "CSU Approves Proposal to Replace CLA".
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Dysport® Adult Upper Limb Spasticity
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The purpose of this research study is to assess the efficacy of Dysport compared to placebo in improving muscle tone in hemiparetic subjects with upper limb spasticity due to stroke or traumatic brain injury.
|Nervous System Disorders
|Drug: Botulinum type A toxin (Dysport®) Drug: Placebo
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase III, Multicentre, Prospective, Double Blind, Randomised, Placebo Controlled Study, Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Dysport® Intramuscular Injections Used for the Treatment of Upper Limb Spasticity in Adult Subjects With Spastic Hemiparesis Due to Stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury
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MedlinePlus related topics: Botox
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change From Baseline in MAS Score in the Primary Targeted Muscle Group (PTMG) [ Time Frame: From Baseline (Day 1) to Week 4 ]MAS scale is used to assess muscle tone using a 6-point scale where: 0=No increase in muscle tone, 1=Slight increase in muscle tone manifested by a catch and release or by minimal resistance at the end of the range of motion (ROM) when the part is flexed or extended, 1±Slight increase in muscle tone manifested by a catch followed by minimal resistance throughout the remainder of the ROM, 2=Marked increase in muscle tone through most of the ROM but affected part easily moved, 3=Considerable increase in muscle tone passive movement difficult or 4=Affected part(s) rigid in flexion or extension. The MAS has been derived for analyses as follows: 0=0 ; 1=1; 1+=2; 2=3; 3=4 and 4=5.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) of Treatment Response [ Time Frame: At Week 4 ]PGA is a 9-point scale used to assess global overall treatment response by the investigator (-4: markedly worse, -3: much worse, -2: worse, -1: slightly worse, 0: no change, +1: slightly improved, +2: improved, +3: much improved and +4: markedly improved).
- Change From Baseline in DAS Score for the Principal Target of Treatment (PTT) [ Time Frame: From Baseline (Day 1) to Week 4 ]
DAS is a 4-point scale used to determine the extent of functional impairment in 4 functional domains (dressing, hygiene, limb position and pain). DAS scale rating: 0=No disability, 1=Mild disability (noticeable but does not interfere significantly with normal activities), 2=Moderate disability (normal activities require increased effort and/or assistance) and 3=Severe disability (normal activities limited).
If subject chose 'Hygiene' as PTT the score collected will be between 0 and 3.
|Study Start Date:
|August 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: Dysport 500 U
Drug: Botulinum type A toxin (Dysport®)
500 U, I.M. (in the muscle) injection on day 1 of a single treatment cycle.
|Experimental: Dysport 1000 U
Drug: Botulinum type A toxin (Dysport®)
1000 U, I.M. (in the muscle) injection on day 1 of a single treatment cycle.
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
I.M. (in the muscle) injection on day 1 of a single treatment cycle.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult patients - post stroke or brain injury
- Modified Ashworth Scale ≥ 2
- Ambulatory patients
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous treatment with botulinum toxin of any type within 4 months prior to study entry for any condition
- Physiotherapy initiated less than 4 weeks before inclusion
- Previous surgery, alcohol, phenol in upper limb
- Neurological/neuromuscular disorders which may interfere with protocol evaluations
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Gracies JM, Brashear A, Jech R, McAllister P, Banach M, Valkovic P, Walker H, Marciniak C, Deltombe T, Skoromets A, Khatkova S, Edgley S, Gul F, Catus F, De Fer BB, Vilain C, Picaut P; International AbobotulinumtoxinA Adult Upper Limb Spasticity Study Group. Safety and efficacy of abobotulinumtoxinA for hemiparesis in adults with upper limb spasticity after stroke or traumatic brain injury: a double-blind randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2015 Oct;14(10):992-1001. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00216-1. Epub 2015 Aug 26.
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|Study First Received:
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|Last Updated:
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nervous System Diseases
Botulinum Toxins, Type A
Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Discussion of office space has come up recently.
Joel Spolsky back in 2008 wrote about Fog Creek's new offices:
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The debt ceiling is just a strange concept.
If the debt ceiling isn't raised, we'll face an absurd scenario in which Congress will have ordered the President to execute two laws that are flatly at odds with each other. If he obeys the debt ceiling, he cannot spend the money that Congress has told him to spend, which is why most government functions will be shut down. Yet if he spends the money as Congress has authorized him to he'll end up violating the debt ceiling.
via James Surowiecki: Why We Don't Need a Debt Ceiling : The New Yorker.
I now have two parents who blog – and based on their posts of late, a lot more frequently than I do. My father just started a blog journaling a favorite topic (obsession?) of his: model railroading.
My Dad showing me about building things, to my high school starting of so called "perfect track work" on an early train layout with my friend Joe Braun, to my college summer employment at a precision machine shop…
via Frog Angle.
And my mother has been blogging about all kinds of personal topics for a while – this entry is on spinning wool.
I like spinning in the grease so I tried it with this but it was a disaster—I thought the grease would help hold the short staples as I spun but no… it didn't. I must admit I haven't spun much for a number of years and have begun again. I find it meditative—cheaper than therapy.
via gardens.
Regarding the TSA nonsense, Bruce Schneier wrote in January:
Its magical thinking: If we defend against what the terrorists did last time, well somehow defend against what they do next time. Of course this doesnt work. We take away guns and bombs, so the terrorists use box cutters. We take away box cutters and corkscrews, and the terrorists hide explosives in their shoes. We screen shoes, they use liquids. We limit liquids, they sew PETN into their underwear. We implement full-body scanners, and theyre going to do something else. This is a stupid game; we should stop playing it.
via Schneier on Security: Post-Underwear-Bomber Airport Security. And even more importantly:
Finally, we need to be indomitable. The real security failure on Christmas Day was in our reaction. We're reacting out of fear, wasting money on the story rather than securing ourselves against the threat. Abdulmutallab succeeded in causing terror even though his attack failed.
I'm going to be personally taking both of these courses this summer.
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Can Everton rediscover their top form? The Toffees had gone seven matches unbeaten in the Premier League until they ran into Liverpool recently, and suffered a 3-0 loss at Anfield. That was uncharacteristically slack of Everton to concede that may, because they really don't give that much away. Neither do they score too many either and that is the basis of Everton's season. Keep everything tight and find a match winner from somewhere They have been doing that, and doing that well, and have racked an extremely good home sequence of form. They have won their last three league matches at Goodison Park, beating Manchester City, Chelsea and then Tottenham, so they are in great shape. Their downfall in this match could be fitness, as they were embroiled in a tough FA Cup tie against Sunderland on the weekend, which ended in a draw, whereas Arsenal got a weekend off. While Everton are likely to finish a comfortable mid-table position, they could have one eye more on the possibility of an FA Cup semi final at this point.
But boss David Moyes will be looking for three points, and, as is Everton's wont, if it comes, it will probably be by a tight one goal margin (7/2 at Bet365). Only once in the last fourteen league games have Everton scored more than one goal in a match, so is Arsenal just get one in the back of the net, the Toffees could be struggling. But the Everton defence has been good at home, because they haven't conceded in their last three home games, and on average conceding under one goal per game at home. They have only conceded thirteen home goals this season, but they have only scored fifteen, and that is the measure of Everton.
The Gunners have a lot more to play for than their hosts in Everton v Arsenal betting. Arsenal go into this game in fourth place, but they can leapfrog North London rivals Spurs with a win on Wednesday night. The Gunners looked out of the race for a third place finish, but Tottenham's slump and the Gunner's impressive run of five straight wins have closed the gap to one point. There is also more at stake behind them as well, because Chelsea are just three points back from them. But the Gunners are in great form at the moment, and although they have rode their luck recently, scoring last minute winners in their last two outings, they have also played some strong football. They look good, dangerous and fluent going forward, spearheaded by Robin van Persie of course (3/1 First Goalscorer at SkyBet).
The Gunners though are conceding goals, and they have had to come from behind in their last four matches to take three points. So they do give up goals, at a not so good rate of 1.93 per away match this season, but they could get away with it, with Everton being so shy on the scoring front. If it comes down to simply fire-power, Arsenal should win this, as they are scoring on average 1.86 goals per away game. But Everton, as proven so often, time and time again can shut up shop and sneak winners. The Gunners did earn themselves a 1-0 win over the Toffees earlier in the season, and Everton have only won one of their last six home matches against Arsenal. So Arsenal are favourites to keep their strong momentum going, but it will not be an easy match, and 1 Goal Winning Margin for the Gunners is priced at 3/1 with Bet365.


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Kate Atkinson
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Atkinson signing books at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (August 2007)
20 December 1951
York, England, United Kingdom
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Kate Atkinson, MBE (born 20 December 1951) is an award-winning English writer. She won the Whitbread Book of the Year prize in 1995 and, under its new name the Costa Book Awards, in 2013 and 2015 in the Novels category.
Atkinson was born in York, the daughter of a shopkeeper.[1] She studied English literature at the University of Dundee, gaining her master's degree in 1974. Atkinson subsequently studied for a doctorate in American literature, entitled "The post-modern American short story in its historical context".[1] She has often spoken publicly that she failed at the viva (oral examination) stage. After leaving the university, she took on a variety of jobs from home help to legal secretary and teacher.
Atkinson has been married twice, while a student to the father of her first daughter Eve, and subsequently to the father of her second daughter Helen.[1] She lives in Edinburgh.[2]
Writing career[edit]
Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year and went on to be a Sunday Times bestseller. Since then, she has published another nine novels, one play, and one collection of short stories. A series of four novels, starting with Case Histories, has featured the character of Jackson Brodie as a private investigator and former police inspector.[3]
Her work is often celebrated[by whom?] for its wit, wisdom and subtle characterisation, and the surprising twists and plot turns[citation needed]. She has frequently criticised the media's coverage of her work – when she won the Whitbread award, for example, it was the fact that she was a "single mother" who lived outside London that received the most attention.[citation needed]
In 2009, she donated the short story "Lucky We Live Now" to Oxfam's Ox-Tales project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. Atkinson's story was published in the Earth collection.[4]
In March 2010, Atkinson appeared at the York Literature Festival, giving a world-premier reading from an early chapter from her novel Started Early, Took My Dog (2010), which is set mainly in the English city of Leeds.
Atkinson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours for services to literature.[5]
Published works[edit]
- Behind the Scenes at the Museum (1995) – winner of the 1995 Whitbread first novel and Book of the Year Prize
- Human Croquet (1997)
- Emotionally Weird (2000)
- Life After Life (2013) – winner of the 2013 Costa novel award
- A God in Ruins (2015) – winner of the 2015 Costa novel award
Novels featuring Jackson Brodie[edit]
- Case Histories (2004)
- One Good Turn (2006)
- When Will There Be Good News? (2008)
- Started Early, Took My Dog (2010)
- Abandonment (2000)
Story collections[edit]
- Not the End of the World (2002)
Television adaptations[edit]
The four Jackson Brodie novels have been adapted by other writers for the BBC under the series titled Case Histories, featuring Jason Isaacs as Brodie.
In 2015 in the United States, Shonda Rhimes was in the process of developing a pilot called The Catch, based on a treatment written by Atkinson, and starring Mireille Enos.[7][8]
Awards and honours[edit]
- 1995 Whitbread Awards (Book of the Year), Behind the Scenes at the Museum
- 2009 Crime Thriller Award for The CWA Gold Dagger: When Will There Be Good News? (nominated)[9]
- 2009 British Book Awards, Richard and Judy Bookclub Winner, When Will There Be Good News?
- 2013 Costa Book Awards (Novel category), Life After Life[10]
- 2014 Walter Scott Prize shortlist for Life After Life[11]
- 2014 South Bank Sky Arts Award for Life after Life [12]
- 2015 Costa Book Awards (Novel category), A God In Ruins [13]
Personal life[edit]
Atkinson lived in Whitby, North Yorkshire, for a time, but now lives in Edinburgh near the authors JK Rowling, Ian Rankin and Alexander McCall Smith.[14]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c Brown, Helen (29 August 2004). "A writer's life: Kate Atkinson". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ http://www.kateatkinson.co.uk/about.php
- ^ https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/kate-atkinson
- ^ "Ox-Tales". Oxfam. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 13.
- ^ "Kate Atkinson". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Elavsky, Cindy (12 March 2015). "Celebrity Extra". King Features. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva. "Shonda Rhimes Teams Up With British TV showrunner Julie Annie Robinson For 'The Long Game' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ [dead link] Allen, Kate (7 September 2009). "Coben, Cole, Atkinson vie for crime awards". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
- ^ "Former winners recapture Costa prize". BBC News. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "Walter Scott Prize Shortlist 2014". Walter Scott Prize. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "South Bank Sky Arts Awards – Winners 2014". West End Theatre. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Costa Book Awards" (PDF). Costa Novel Award Winner 2015. Costa Coffee. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ Ian Rankin Archived 1 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. No. 1 Magazine, Retrieved 24 February 2014
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Kate Atkinson at British Council: Literature
- One Good Turn Reviews at Metacritic
- Kate Atkinson at the Internet Book List
- Kate Atkinson on IMDb
- Kate Atkinson talking about One Good Turn at MeetTheAuthor.co.uk
- John Mullan talks to Kate Atkinson about Behind the Scenes at the Museum for The Guardian Book Club podcast
- 1951 births
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- Alumni of the University of Dundee
- British Book Award winners
- English crime fiction writers
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- Members of the Order of the British Empire
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