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M Interview with Robert Pattinson, Four Seasons Hotel, Beverly Hills, 02.18.2011
M: As the first question I would like to ask you about your co-star Christoph Waltz. What was it like to work with the Austrian Oscar winner who plays the circus ringmaster in the film?
RP: Great. He's a real role model for me, not only as an actor, but also on a human level. Christoph was always very helpful, just like Reese Witherspoon. In the beginning I wasn't sure how to act around them, as they are both Oscar winners. I was worried about them being aloof. Luckily that was not the case. Christoph and Reese created a great atmosphere and working with them a real pleasure. I learnt a lot from both of them.
M: Reese Witherspoon plays Marlena Rosenbluth with whom you have a forbidden love affair in Water for Elephants.
RP: Love often tastes of something forbidden. In my opinion the difference between love in a movie or in real life is that love is used purposely in movies to increase the drama and the suspense.
M: How exciting was it to work with the Elephants?
RP: Working with the animals was my main motivation to take the role. At my first meeting with the director Francis Lawrence at the elephant enclosure, I didn't even know for which film he wanted to hire me. Francis wanted to see how I interacted with the animals and how the elephant would react to me. I was allowed to ride on the elephant, she threw balls to me with her trunk and blew air through her trunk at me. I was totally amazed and I accepted the role at the end of the day, even if there was the danger that it would be the worst film ever.
M: Were there any injuries or incidents on set?
RP: There are always incidents when you work with animals. Once a lion snapped at me, while I was feeding him through the bars of the cage. That frightened me of course. The experience that moved me the most happened while we were filming with a baby giraffe. She should have moved between the cages of the lions and tigers but was very afraid, just stopped and wouldn't move. I pushed her a little bit and walked very close to her. As soon as we passed the cages the giraffe moved her head toward me and licked me. I will never forget my reaction, I felt like the king of the animals.
M: But you are. You just adopted a dog. Does it have a name yet?
RP: Not yet. I got it at the animal shelter in Louisiana. They were going to put it down in two days, as the shelters are only allowed to keep the animals for 10 days. He made it from the shelter to a private jet – like in the Disney movie Lady and the Tramp. Maybe that should be his name.
M: In Water for Elephants the circus world is quite brutal. Do you see parallels to the show business today?
RP: Luckily I've never been beaten up and I hope that cruelty against animals like it happens in Water for Elephants is in the past. There's a certain roughness in show business. It must be a nightmare to work with mad people. Luckily that hasn't happened to me yet.
M: Since the success of Twilight there's probably a lot of circus in your private life?
RP: The circus is created by the paparazzi, but I've learnt to handle it better. I'm getting used to planning everything more carefully and doing things less spontaneously. My private live is quite boring, because I'm normally working all the time.
M: Water for Elephant is set during the Great Depression in the USA. How much do you know about that time in history?
RP: To understand the time of the Great Depression better I watched the documentation Brother, Can You Spare A Dime. I didn't watch it to prepare for the role, but because I would have loved to have lived in the 1930ies. All the clothes from that time period also fit me very well, at the first fitting. I read some books about the Great Depression, because we live in a recession today and it was interesting to see how people handled the crisis back then. The despair can be seen in the faces, the posture and the clothes of the people. The Great Depression symbolizes the end of the Wild West for me. Until then America was known as the land unlimited possibilities. The Great Depression put an end to that myth.
M: Your next role in Bel Ami takes you to Paris during the Bel Epoque. You seem to like history.
RP: You can say so. Paris is definitely one of the most beautiful cities in the world and Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant is one of my favourite books. For this role I would have flown around the world. I really did give my best and hope the audience will like the film.
M: You sound a little doubtful?
RP: Bel Ami tells the story of the professional and social ascent of George Duroy. The drawback is that George aka Bel Ami is ruthless and greedy for power. How do you make a movie in which evil wins over good – who wants to see that at the cinema? That's really difficult and at the first test screenings the audience admitted they didn't understand the concept. Neither do I and that's just what's extraordinary about Bel Ami. It doesn't meet the stereotypes and that's the reason why the book is one of my top favourites. I hope the movie will be very successful.
M: What will you be working on next?
RP: Cosmopolis – a very cool script. It's directed by David Cronenberg and my costars will be Juliette Binoche and Paul Giamatti. I'm sure it will be great. After that I would like to write a script myself and produce films.
M: What can you tell us about the last Twilight film Beaking Dawn?
RP: I am not allowed to tell you a lot, which is a new experience for me, but I can say so much: Breaking Dawn will be fantastic.
M: In Breaking Dawn Bella is pregnant and married. How is Kristen Stewart handling her new role?
RP: She's handling it great. Breaking Dawn is totally mad and completely different from the three films before – it's almost eerie.


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Wu-Tang Clan founder and world-famous DK RZA will be a playable character in upcoming game DJ Hero 2, Activision said today.
"I'm very excited to be involved with DJ Hero 2. As both a DJ and gamer from an early age, the game combines two of my passions," said RZA. "I loved working with the team and am excited for the fans to hear the two brand-new mixes I put together just for this game. Bong bong!"
Other playable DJs in the game include Deadmau5, David Guetta, DJ Qbert and Tiesto.
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William "Kim" Flint was a 41-year-old electrical engineer who died in a cycling accident in the summer of 2010. It appears he was descending a road in the Oakland Hills in California, braked hard and lost control and the crash proved fatal. The family of a William Flint is now suing Strava, who's website allows bikers and runners to compare their times on routes.
The family of 41-year-old William Flint sued the Strava website for negligence on Monday in San Francisco, alleging it encouraged him to speed. Flint was doing at least 10 miles above the 30-mph limit on a hill in Berkeley's Tilden Park two years ago when he braked to avoid a car and his bike flipped over. The Oakland man reportedly had learned someone else on the Strava site had clocked a better time.
Strava timed segments are very popular with cyclists since you can race yourself and others at any time. Any ride can contain an Individual Time Trial just like they do in the Alpe D'Huez of the Tour de France. But imagine if the Tour de France hosted a time trial down the Alp D'Huez. Such is the equivalent of the dark side of Strava. They allow downhill segments and can motivate riders to ride fast and take risks down a road or mountain downhill section.
Strava does not create these segments so they assume no responsibility for the damage they can cause. But they are enabling downhill racing on dangerous road sections and mountain singletrack trails where there is two-way traffic. And just as Strava can motivate a rider to pedal as hard as they can up a hill, Strava can influence a rider to descend faster than they've done before.
The William Flint accident occurred on June 19, 2010 while descending down Grizzly Peak in Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA. Reports say that he was the KOM record holder for that descent and someone beat his time before the accident. In the past two years, Strava has become widely popular and many cyclists have used it regularly for their road and mountain bike rides. Since then, Strava has designed in a reporting system where users can flag a segment as dangerous. After a certain threshold, the segment may be removed by Strava.
Is the company to blame, is technology at fault or the user?
Cycling accidents will always happen on roads and trails. But if a technology company is enabling downhill Time-Trial races on roads and trails, does the number of accidents and fatalities increase? Does the company bear any responsibility?
The lawsuit Summons document is available HERE.
- Bicyclist killed in Tilden Park crash by SFGate, June 21, 2010
- Did Bicycle Website Contribute to Cyclist's Death? by Berkeleyside, July 5, 2010
- Crash at Tilden Park discussion on mtbr.com – June 21, 2010
- William Flint's profile and ride log on Strava
- William Flint's KOM on the South Park Drive Descent a week prior to the accident on Strava
- The South Park Drive Descent – Strava Segment which is now marked as hazardous so no leaderboard is displayed


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My October column, "Stumbling on Happiness," generated a lot of chatter on Twitter and in emails, leading me to believe that the problem of owner's guilt is a lot more prevalent than I thought. Even my own clients who read the column agreed that, although they never thought about it before, they now realize that they suffer from owner's guilt to the degree that, as one advisor said, "it affects every decision I make."
The issues relating to owner's guilt generally fall into two categories: The emails seem to be mostly concerned about how owner's guilt affects ownership programs for junior advisors, while my clients are more focused on operational problems. In my experience, both issues can create huge problems for owner/advisors and their firms, but can usually be resolved once the problem is identified. As in many things, when we clearly understand the problem, the solution often becomes self-evident.
Let's start with the ownership issues. As I wrote in my October column, because many advisors feel a fair degree of guilt over their financial success and the relative ease with which it was obtained, they tend to overcompensate by giving their employees whatever they ask for. The problem is that most employees don't have a very good sense of what they truly want and consequently tend to ask for the wrong things—which often leads to greater unhappiness. A perfect case in point is an ownership stake in the firm.
It's a fact that most junior advisors believe they want ownership in their advisory firm, but in my experience, what they really want is to feel that they are part of something bigger than themselves and that they play an important role in the firm's success. What they ask for, though, is ownership and because of owners' guilt, many owner/advisors comply. In fact, some firm owners feel so guilty about the high value of the firm they've built, they feel compelled to sell their junior advisors an equity share of their firm at a deep discount to both its book and market value. Despite the fact that these offers stem from the best of intentions, the result is rarely favorable.
In addition to the tax consequences of selling equity for less than market value (which should be discussed with a tax expert far more knowledgeable than I am), there are myriad problems with this altruistic approach. For starters, junior advisors who have purchased the entire firm from their senior partner often find themselves in a difficult position when a consolidation firm comes along and offers them full market value. While they'd like to comply with the former owner's intent that the firm remain independent, the prospect of a quick seven-figure payday is often just too enticing.
Even in situations when an owner/advisor sells only a minority interest at a deep discount, problems can arise. You've created a reason for the junior advisors to leave the firm and make a windfall when you have to buy them out at fair market value. What's more, usually in these cases, it's the firm owner's intent to create a sense of ownership and responsibility in the junior advisors. Ironically, though, if the young buyers get their ownership stakes too easily, they tend not to value them very highly and don't appreciate it as much as they should. They don't feel more connected to the company, and they don't feel or act like owners. The problem is that they don't have enough skin in the game to change their behavior, or to feel connected to a greater purpose (which is what they really wanted in the first place). To connect young advisors to their firm, it's far better to make them earn their ownership stakes by selling them less interest for market value. They'll appreciate their ownership interest far more and take their ownership role a lot more seriously.
The worst cases of unintended consequences from ownership plans that I've seen have come from "options to buy," in which rather than offering ownership in the firm, an owner/advisor gives his or her junior advisors the option to acquire interest in the firm at some time in the future, often upon the present owner's retirement. Rather than create the desired "owner's mentality" in junior advisors, an option to buy only communicates a lack of commitment on the part of the owner/advisor. I equate these offers with a guy who's been dating a woman for some years, sitting her down, looking deeply into her eyes and saying, "I think it's about time we got serious about our relationship, so let's move in together."
You'll get about the same reaction from your junior advisors. Rather than seeing the offer of an option to buy as a positive thing, they tend to view it as a slap in the face. Against my recommendation, one of my clients just met with his young advisors to tell them about the options to buy he was giving them. They laughed. If your advisors deserve ownership in the firm, just give it to them. Anything else will be seen for exactly what it is—a lack of commitment.
Then there's the operational side of owner's guilt. Time and again, I've seen advisors unable to keep themselves from "tinkering" with firms that we've taken years to get running like a clock: micromanaging, changing tech systems, altering service models that get great client reviews or diving back into situations that we spent years getting them out of. Other advisors arbitrarily change systems and communications that their clients have come to expect—setting up random client meetings and sending out unnecessary communications, so that the clients start to think something's wrong—all because the owners make too much money, work too few hours and feel they should be doing more. I also suspect that some advisors simply get bored with their firms when they run too smoothly.
As frustrating as those quirky behaviors can be to a firm's employees (and to its consultant), there's also a much darker side to owner's guilt. Faced with growing revenues and cash reserves, owner/advisors sometimes feel the need to spend on behalf of their employees and their firm: moving into bigger, nicer offices, buying new office furniture when the old furniture was fine, and making investments in people and technology that don't make any logical sense. I've even seen this type of behavior by advisors who were formerly very conservative and thorough in their planning and goal setting.
Don't get me wrong: I firmly believe in sharing the wealth. However, there is such a thing as overkill, particularly when spending becomes compulsive and morphs into chronic overspending, which can lead to a downward financial spiral. In fact, I suspect this path has led to some of the recent cases of advisor fraud we've all been horrified to read about. It starts with feeling guilty about success, which can lead to spending on things you don't need, then morphs into overspending, which compounds into guilt and creates a fear that there is never going to be enough to pay for it all. Before you know it, you've crossed the line from being a successful person to tinkering with the books to cover it all up.
Of course, owner's guilt rarely leads to such dire consequences. Still, if left unchecked, guilt over your success can affect the firm, reduce the quality of client service, impact employees and make it virtually impossible to enjoy what you've worked so hard and so long to build. I believe the antidote to owner's guilt lies in two simple steps that all my most successful client firms use. First, acknowledge that your firm exists for the greater good: helping people successfully manage their finances so they can send their kids to college and enjoy a happy, independent retirement. Then, share your greater purpose and your financial success with your employees. When everybody wins, nobody loses—so what's there to feel guilty about?


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Achieving the expected frame rate - GigE cameras
Several factors may limit the frame rate of a camera:
- Hardware (NIC, GigE cable) capabilities and settings
- Selected features such as input trigger speed and mode, pixel format, exposure time, and sensor readout time
- Working with synchronous image acquisition instead of asynchronous image acquisition
Troubleshooting hardware issues
- Most often, a defective or insufficient GigE cable is the cause for unexpected bandwidth constraints. We recommend using Category 6 or higher GigE cables. Exchange the cable and check if bandwidth increases.
- Make sure you are using a 10/100 speed Ethernet NIC. Refer to Hardware Selection for Allied Vision GigE Cameras for recommended NICs.
- Use a dedicated Ethernet port not shared with internet or local area networks and make sure your antivirus application and firewall do not affect it.
- Ensure that the NIC settings are correct:
- Enable "Jumbo Packets".
- Set "Interrupt Moderation Rate" to "Extreme".
- Maximize "Receive Buffers".
For detailed instructions, see the GigE Installation Manual.
Troubleshooting camera settings
- Make sure "Packet Size" is set to "8228".
- Check the exposure time. The frame rate cannot exceed 1/Exposure.
- Make sure DeviceThroughputLimit (legacy term: StreamBytesPerSecond) is set to 124 MB/s.
Bandwidth consumption formula
Estimating the bandwidth consumption or DeviceTroughputLimit (legacy term: StreamBytesPerSecond) value for a specific frame rate:
DeviceThroughputLimit ≈ Height x Width x FrameRate x Bytes per Pixel
Bandwidth consumption of a Prosilica GT3300 camera that only achieved 1 fps:
3296 x 2472 x 1 x 1 ≈ 8.14 MB/s, multiply by 8 ≈ 65.18 Mb/s
This shows that the camera consumes only 65.18 Mb/s bandwidth.
Assuming camera factory default settings:
Consumed bandwidth of your camera ≈ Height x Width x FrameRate achieved x Bytes per Pixel
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Sunday, June 12, 2011
When the Stuff Hits the Fan
Seen it a hundred times.
Old guy (or gal).
Comes into ER.
Found "down."
"Hey doc, looks like his hearts goin' slow. I think he (or she) needs a pacer."
"On any meds that might do this?"
"How's his (her) potassium?"
"4.3, normal."
And like lots of times, you head in. Glad you can help. Call-team's on their way, thanks to you. Called the device rep to make sure they can be there just in case, too. Cool as a cucumber. Nothin' to it. Been here, done this.
You arrive to a guy (or gal) that looks pretty good. Maybe has one or two medical problems. Heart rate's better thanks to the atropine and the fluids they gave him (her) on arrival. The intraosseus line in the tibia is impressive, too. ("At least he (she) wasn't awake when that happened," you think.)
So you review, examine, plan your approach. EKG on presentation? Ouch, heart rate agonal. Wide complex rhythm of right bundle branch rhythm. Look at the monitor: "lots more right bundle branch rhythm there, thank goodness, P waves, too." you secretely notice.
Seems he (or she) is willing (how many times does he (or she) want to pass out at home?), understands what lies ahead, that the crew's on their way. "We'll be taking you over in just a few minutes. Any other questions?" There are none.
And after a while the crew arrives, assembles the poor guy (or gal) on the table and ships him (or her) over to the cath lab area. Chest is prepped, equipment assembled, antibiotics given, monitors connected...
... damn we're good. Smooth operators.
So the local anesthetic is injected and the incisions made. Dissection to the pre-pectoralis fascia just above the breast muscle accomplished, even the wires passed easily into the vein using ultrasound guidance. Even having a nice chat with the guy (or gal).
Poetry in motion.
Sheaths placed in the vein over the guidewire, pacing leads placed through the sheath. Until, from the control room...
"We lost our EKG."
You glance up. Nothing on the monitor. Brain shifts from 33 rpm to 78 rpm, then higher....
"Okay, boys and girls, let's find the problem. Device rep? Turn on pacing from your PSA." You fluoro. No heart motion. Curved stylette goes into the longer lead.
"I've got the airway," the nurse shouts. "Should we start CPR?"
"Not yet, moving the lead to the ventricle..."
"Crap, he's (or she's) moving. Seizing. Sh%^#t! Hold him on the table! Need... him... under... flouro.... just... one... more... second..."
"There! Turn on pacing!"
You look up. Pacing has begun. EKG shows capture. Your sphincter relaxes. A bit. Until beneath the surgical drape, thrashing ...
"It's okay sir (or madam)! You just passed out. Don't try to get up off the table. You're in surgery, remember?"
Calm ensues.
Suddenly flat line on the monitor again....
"What the?..."
You step of the flouro pedal again. Lead looks good. Moving.
"He's still with us," the nurse shouts. "Still got a pulse ox reading. Must had knocked off the EKG lead..."
"Come on, guys! How many changes of underwear do I need to bring for these cases? Sheesh! ... Sir (or Ma'am), you doing okay?"
"Uh, yeah, doc. What... happened?..."
"You passed out again on us. Just like you did at home. It's all good now, we got that lead in place."
And so, as dusk settles over the horizon on another thrilling ride in the EP lab, you stop to reflect on just how lucky you and the patient were that day. By the grace of God you had access to the vein already, the lead in the right atrium, and the presence of mind and experience to position the lead to the ventricle in the nick of time.
You know others before you weren't so lucky. You know that others, despite their best efforts, had the patient die. You know how terrifying those seconds were. You wonder if they got sued.
No fault of their own. Just fate.
So you vow from that day forward that you'll always place a temporary pacing wire from the leg before you start an emergency case like this on the weekend.
It's all about having control.
And reducing your underwear cleaning bills...
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Medical care really is poetry in motion! Sometimes, the poem ends on a happy note. Sometimes, it's a comedy! Unfortunately, at times, it is tragedy– somewhat like life in general. Strange that poets never get sued for writing a tragic poem, when they control every aspect of the situation! I predict they would if they had a $1million-$3 million malpractice policy!
- Sun Jun 12, 11:08:00 AM CDT
- DrWes said...
To the anonymous person who left the comment beginning "Amen...", I'm sorry but I accidentally deleted your comment when I hit the wrong link from my iPhone. My appologies...
- Sun Jun 12, 02:10:00 PM CDT
- burned-out medic said...
funny how when things go well we look pretty good. but when things don't go so well, my god, we look terrible.
- Tue Jun 14, 10:41:00 PM CDT
my first case as an EP in private practice. Complete heart block, steady escape at 35-40 bpm, got access, passed the lead and comletely and absolutely flat... ha... pt did well... my heart rate was maximum predicted heart rate + pt age... ha
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How can my data become obsolete? History is history. My ancestors are my ancestors and none of that is going to change. When we talk about data obsolescence, we are referring to a more recent phenomena of changing computer file formats rendering older formats unreadable by more recent computer programs. We are also talking about the computers or hardware going out-of-date, and rendering the programs and files stored on computers and other storage devices unreadable. We are not worrying about our information going out-of-date.
The first problem is hardware obsolescence. This happens over time as new computing devices are invented and developed. My newer iMac, for example, will not run any of the programs I used on my old Apple II Plus computer. The reason for this is not very simple. A computer, in whatever form, is really a number of different electronic circuits strung together in a highly sophisticated array of switches. The type of programs or files created by a computer depend on both the hardware and the software. But in the case of computers, the central processing units (CPU) of the computer has undergone tremendous changes. Information stored in a particular computer is coded to that computer's CPU.
Each type of CPU has its own operating system. As the computer chips change over time, the operating systems used by the computer to run the software also changes. In addition, each time there is a change in the CPU and the operating system, there needs to be changes in the programs that work with the newer computer and operating system. Sometimes the companies that manufacture computers make incremental changes to both computers and operating systems that don't immediately affect whether or not a particular program will work with the newer computer and operating system. Eventually, and almost inevitably, the cumulative changes make older programs obsolete.
Let me give an example of recording information on paper. The type of paper used is analogous to the file format used to store information on a computer system. I could use a paper with a high acid content, such as newsprint, and after a very few years (or even days) the paper will start to yellow and eventually it will become brittle and disintegrate. Uncared for, the information stored on newsprint will be lost. Although the data held in digital format may not disintegrate like newsprint, it can age and lose the ability to retrieve the information over time if the format of the file becomes obsolete. In the case of newsprint, the changes are natural processes. In the case of computers, the changes come about as a result of technological developments.
Although hardware changes may render a specific device or storage media unreadable, such as the quickly vanishing ability most computers have to read floppy disks, the real issue is the format of the files on whatever media. If I store my information on a 3.5 floppy disk, it is not impossible to retrieve the data. The difficulty is finding a device that will read the information from the floppy disk and transfer it to a newer device. With floppy disks, reading the information is difficult and it may take some time to find someone with a functional floppy disk, but floppy disks are not quite totally extinct. On the other hand, some file formats have already become entirely unreadable even if the file can be physically transferred to a newer medium or device.
The challenge of old file formats is formidable and twofold. First, you have to find a device that will recognize the storage media, and then second, you have to find a program that will recognize the file format. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of unique file formats and very few of them are cross-compatible with other formats. I had the experience, I have mentioned a few times previously, of almost losing my entire journal due to most of the data being stored in a program called MacWrite. If you are interested, here is a forum discussion about trying to recapture information from MacWrite.
I have mentioned Personal Ancestral File (PAF) a number of times as a potential candidate for file obsolescence. One aspect of the program that is already a problem is the "backup" function. PAF had a file option to create a "backup" file, which was essentially a compresses file format. Many PAF users religiously backed up their files using this file compression. In later versions, the program used a variety of Windows zip file or WinZip, but earlier programs spread larger files over several floppy disks. So far, I have been successful in restoring most of these older files, but there may soon come a day when either the media or the file formats will become so obsolete that they cannot be restored.
So what is the solution? Migration. What this means is simple, copy the information to newer file formats and files before the older files become obsolete. Yes, this takes time, effort and money. It is like going to the dentist or having an annual physical checkup, you may put it off forever, but you will ultimately pay the price of your neglect.
What do I do with old PAF files? PAF files for Macintosh are very difficult to recover. Presently, almost all of the current programs for Mac or PC will read GEDCOM files from PAF. Some of the programs will also read PAF files. I am not aware of any of the genealogy programs currently that will restore a PAF backup file except Ancestral Quest. (Let me know if you have something else that will work).
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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day.
• Something called Dustin Byfuglien scores in overtime, and the Blackhawks take a 3-0 lead over the Sharks, who will be out of this thing before anyone remembers to call them chokers again.
• Floyd Landis, spammer.
• Doug Collins is the 76ers' new head coach. The big question for the Sixers: How will they close out quarters?
• Some kid climbed a mountain.
• Rafael Nadal is now endorsing a $535,000 watch that he'll wear during matches. There was a press conference Thursday to announce the deal, and Nadal arrived an hour late. How droll.
• Here's a nice story about Oregon State's Kirk Walker, who might be the only openly gay man coaching a Division I sport. Somehow he has withstood the slings and arrows of coaching in that bastion of intolerance and virulent gay-bashing, women's softball.
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Greenville, N.C.'s Water Authority's boil advisory will likely remain in effect until Nov. 21, the day before Thanksgiving, while the treatment plant's filtration system is repaired.
Greenville's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) inspected the plant about a week ago, and Wednesday's test results from the Shenango River, the authority's raw water source, showed high levels of Giardia, a parasite that can infect the intestine, Freda Tarbell, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, said Thursday.
The authority issued the boil notice Wednesday night. Water should be boiled if it is going to be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and preparing food. Bring water to a boil and let if boil for one minute.
DEP officials have not been able to determine if Giardia is also present in Greenville's treated water that people consume, which is why the boil alert is necessary as a precaution, Tarbell said.
Giardia is a common parasite found in water, but it is unknown how it entered the Shenango River in Greenville. Giardia can live in the intestines of humans and animals, so if an animal defecates in the river or rainwater washes its feces into the river, that is one way the parasite can enter the water, Tarbell said.
Dr. Patricia M. Homer, superintendent of the Greenville Area School District, said water fountains have been blocked off and a large supply of bottled water is on hand. Cafeteria workers are boiling water when necessary and no students have reported being sick, she said.
The boil alert has not caused major disruptions for the authority's largest customers in terms of usage, Thiel and UPMC Horizon, Greenville, neither of which have had reports of illness.
When the water authority notified Thiel College Wednesday, all students, staff and parents received e-mails about the boil alert, said Joyce Carr, director of public relations. Signs were also posted throughout the campus.
The college stocked about 15,000 bottles of water, some of which were purchased at local stores and others shipped by the school's food service provider.
All food preparation areas on campus were sanitized Wednesday night, and bottled water will be used for cooking, but the tap water will be boiled if needed. All water fountains have been wrapped in plastic, Carr said.
Surgeries and other procedures at the University of Pittsburch Medical Center (UPMC) have not been canceled, and patient care has not been affected, said Erin Palko, the hospital's public relations manager.
Hospital staffers are using hand sanitizers and washing with antibacterial soap, which they already use daily, she said Thursday.
Drinking fountains and ice machines have been shut off, and bottled water has been distributed throughout the hospital. Patients with open wounds and weak immune systems, who have a higher risk of getting sick from Giardia, are using bath-in-a-bag kits instead of showering, Palko said.
This is the second time this year the water authority had to issue a boil alert. A 16-in. water line broke May 12 in downtown Greenville, leaving about 2,000 customers with little or no water. The alert lasted several days as a precaution while the line was repaired.
PICTURE: Bottled water was flying off the shelves in the Greenville area because of the boil water alert issued Wednesday. Harry Bancroft, assistant manager of Giant Eagle, Hempfield Township, was restocking the store's supply Thursday morning. Jason Kapusta/Herald


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Once known as Spring Valley, this historic area attracted settlers who came to San Francisco in the wake of the Gold Rush. They set up farms and dairies, using the fresh water from streams and a lagoon. But in 1891, the city banished the cows from what by then was called Cow Hollow—purportedly because the bountiful Bovinae had become a health hazard. Residential development took over.
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Specifically ARs. I got into a debate with a rather intelligent ex marine who supports Assault Rifle bans and wanted to go through a document/article describing the availiblity of such guns throughout the 20th century. He indicates they were unavailable until right before the chool shootings started. I say there's no better way to enlighten somebody than with cold hard facts. any help would be appreciated.
Tell him that Eric Harris used a Hi-Point 995 carbine with great effect at Columbine HS. The Hi-Point is a 9mm semi auto using 10 round magazines, Harris carried 13 magazines (130 rounds) and discharged 96 rounds.
You know, those are good points, esp since he is so quick to only focus on the AR gunmen, like James Holmes.I'd still like an article, but these points may help. He's a great debator, almost a sophist, but he occasionally slips; like how he said Bush brought about a recession. Even in Sociology books, near-the-most liberal textbooks around, agree that Bush had stimulated growth (only they say it was growth for the rich and not the poor).
"It only proves your distrust in our government, and our military. We both served: Do you distrust our military and brothers?"He had a fairly plausible, economic-based logic behind his position before that.
Good point and the Sandyhook shooter only used handguns, not an AR.
There are conflicting reports about that. Actually, there's mostly NO information about that. At first, I heard that the shooter used two handguns, and an AR was found in the trunk of the car he drove to the school. Later, it was claimed that he used a Bushmaster AR-15 clone. But the details have not been available, and the Bushmaster claim came from exactly one person -- a deputy coroner, I believe, who did some of the autopsies.Can anybody link to a credible source that says the Sandy Hook shooter definitely used an AR-15 or something like it?
Actually my post is correct, look up the coroners report after incident, turns out his on scene assumptions were just that ASS-umptions, turns out there were three pistols used and no rifle round were found in any of the victims.
Understood, but again, I haven't seen any legitimate, reliable info on that particular subject. Obviously, the media message has always been assault weapon, assault weapon, assault weapon, but I'm not coming up with credible sources that say what weapons were used. There is a serious clamp-down on this entire incident.It's hard not to wonder whether that's a political move.


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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron conceded on Sunday that Scotland had what it takes to be an independent nation, but said it currently enjoyed "the best of both worlds", imploring it not to break the United Kingdom apart.
Stepping up his government's campaign to hold Britain together ahead of an independence referendum expected next year, Cameron urged Scotland not to sever a union with England that dates back 306 years.
"Put simply: Britain works. Britain works well. Why break it?" he wrote in an article published in Scottish newspapers.
"This big question is for Scotland to decide. But the answer matters to all of our United Kingdom. Scotland is better off in Britain. We're all better off together and poorer apart."
Cameron's political future and historic legacy are on the line. He has pledged to contest the next British general election in 2015 and his own Conservative party would never forgive him if he presided over the break-up of a United Kingdom comprising England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
London's main parties are campaigning jointly against independence, knowing that Alex Salmond's Scottish National Party (SNP) is an astute and highly motivated political machine that will spare no effort to win a vote on its flagship policy.
Tapping into an emotive cocktail of historical rivalry, opposing political tastes, and a perception that the British parliament in London does not nurture Scotland's national interests, the "Yes Scotland" campaign wants independence to be a reality by 2016.
Scottish secession could create serious problems for the remainder of the United Kingdom.
Britain's Trident nuclear submarine fleet is based in Scotland, revenues from Scottish North Sea oil remain important to its coffers, and analysts say Britain would find it harder to maintain its voice in international bodies such as the U.N. Security Council as well as in European Union decision-making.
The SNP published a document this month suggesting the transition arrangements could be made within 16 months, and that Independence Day for Scotland could come in March 2016, a timetable opponents dismissed as unrealistic.
Opinion polls suggest support for independence has stalled. The latest put it at 32 percent and opposition at 47 percent. But Cameron and politicians from other parties remain nervous.
The government is expected to release the first of many policy papers on Scottish independence on Monday, analyzing the legal and constitutional implications of a "Yes" vote.
One of the central planks of Cameron's argument is that Scotland already enjoys a high degree of autonomy through its own parliament, and he has hinted that it would be able to repatriate even more powers if it rejected full independence.
"I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution Scotland and Scots make to Britain's success - so for me there's no question about whether Scotland could be an independent nation," Cameron writes.
"We want you to scrutinize, challenge and form your own opinion. This must not be a leap in the dark, but a decision made in the light of day."
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West Virginia Gov. announces first loan under the West Virginia's Onsite Systems Loan Program
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin recently announced the first loan closing under the West Virginia's Onsite Systems Loan Program, a $1 million low-interest loan program that offers families an opportunity to solve on-site sewer problems.
Manchin and West Virginia Housing Development Fund Executive Director Joe Hatfield in July announced the partnership between the West Virginia Housing Development Fund and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The program was created to improve wastewater treatment for families with failing sewage systems.
"This is a perfect example of two state entities working together to solve a problem," Manchin said. "DEP is bringing its resources and the Housing Development Fund its expertise to solve a health and environmental problem that will help to improve our quality of life."
"The Housing Development Fund will use its large non-profit housing network to find the families and originate the loans. SHED, a McDowell County nonprofit, was the originator of this first loan," Hatfield said.
DEP Cabinet Secretary Stephanie R. Timmermeyer said the loan program will go a long way toward improving water quality. "Inadequate household sewage systems pose a big water quality issue, and the more people take advantage of this program, the more West Virginia will be able to promote a healthy environment," she said.
The program helps homeowners repair or replace malfunctioning septic systems or assists in the financing of connections to newly constructed sewer systems by providing a loan of $10,000 maximum to the eligible homeowner. There are no income or property value limits. The interest rate is 2% over 10 years.


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After spending years fruitlessly attempting to reverse errors on her credit report, an Oregon woman walked away with one of the largest awards in history against a consumer credit agency.
Julie Miller, of Marion County, Ore., was awarded $18.6 million in damages against Equifax on Friday, winning a long battle in federal court.
Miller claimed she reached out to Equifax at least eight times between 2009 and 2011 to address errors she found on her credit report. Two other credit reporting agencies had no problem fulfilling Miller's request, but Equifax, for some reason, allegedly would not budge.
It wasn't as if Miller was complaining about a missing letter in her name or an incorrect address. She claimed her report showed credit accounts she never opened, along with debt collection attempts and a Social Security number that wasn't even hers. Just one of these flags could have dealt a nasty blow to anyone's credit score, let alone all of them at once.
"There was damage to her reputation, a breach of her privacy and the lost opportunity to seek credit," her attorney, Justin Baxter, told Oregon Live. "She has a brother who is disabled and who can't get credit on his own and she wasn't able to help him."
This is a huge victory for Miller, but it only underlines the seriously disjointed world of credit reporting in the U.S.
A recent report by the Federal Trade Commission found that as many as one in five consumers have errors on their credit reports that could hinder their ability to apply for new credit or stick them with sky-high interest rates.
Of those errors, 5% could have blocked consumers like Miller from access to credit and only 20% of people who disputed errors ever saw them corrected.
The sad part here is that she did everything right. As soon as she discovered the problems on her report, she reached out to all three credit bureaus and requested adjustments. She also asked for copies of her credit report.
There are literally tens of thousands of complaints against credit bureaus floating in the ether out there, either with state attorneys general, the Federal Trade Commission, or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, all of which are charged with protecting consumers from fraud.
So, what does a case like Miller's mean for the rest of consumers out there?
Hopefully, it will encourage credit bureaus to take consumer complaints seriously, but only time will tell. Equifax is pursuing plans to appeal the verdict as we type.
If you have a credit error you'd like to report, the quickest and easiest way to go about it is to fill out an error form at each of the three major bureau's websites. From then on, it's a game of wait and see. If you feel like you're getting the runaround, it could be time to call on the FTC, CFPB or your state attorney general for help.
If your claim is denied, you can submit supplemental evidence and request another look. Once an agency has recieved your request, they are legally obligated to reopen your case and resolve your claim within 30 to 45 days under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
If they fail to do so and the errors are seriously hindering your ability to obtain credit, you could consider hiring a consumer attorney.
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A Filmmaker's Imagination, and a Historian's
November 30, 2012, 1:58 pm
By Kate Masur
As viewers flock to see Lincoln, and reviewers rave about Daniel Day-Lewis' performance, historians are raising different kinds of issues: How accurate is the film's portrayal of emancipation? What does it leave out? The Chronicle Review asked several scholars to weigh in.
"You gave us the history from which we made our historical fiction," Steven Spielberg recently told the historians in a crowd gathered to commemorate the 149th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. Then the filmmaker drew a distinction. Historians "gather evidence" and produce "diligently reconstructed narratives." By contrast, he said, "one of the jobs of art is to go to the impossible places," to "enlist the imagination to bring what's lost back to us." The "resurrection" of the past by filmmakers, he continued, "is of course just an illusion. It's a fantasy and it's a dream."
Moviegoers and historians alike should pay attention. Spielberg's Lincoln is a work of art, a film about morality, democracy, and human agency that tells us something about its creators and—since Lincoln will be watched and loved by millions—about ourselves. Like any other movie, novel, or painting, the film ought to be discussed and critiqued. Indeed, it should be subjected to a particularly searching analysis precisely because of its prominence and power.
I've been thinking about this quite a bit in the wake of an op-ed I wrote about the film for The New York Times, in which I pointed out the passivity and generic nature of the black characters in the film. I argued that the filmmakers' "imagination" (to quote Spielberg) was one in which white men gave the gift of freedom to African-Americans.
A rich debate has developed among historians and in the greater blogosphere about this film. Some writers have agreed with my points wholeheartedly, arguing that the film underemphasized the role African-Americans played in influencing the abolition debate in Washington. Others have said that black characters are unimportant to the film's larger goals. Some critics have claimed that I would only have been satisfied with an entirely different film—perhaps one focused on slaves' struggle to get free, or on Lincoln's relationship with Frederick Douglass.
To be sure, I'd like to see more Hollywood films that feature prominent and complex black characters. My point, though, was that the filmmakers' artistic choices revealed assumptions about black passivity and white agency that are inaccurate, damaging, and difficult to dislodge.
This is not a quibble about facts. Nor am I advocating a politically correct or anachronistic interpretation of history. To the contrary, it is now received wisdom among professional historians that African-Americans—both enslaved and free—were active participants in debates about slavery and race and that slaves' refusal to stay put or side with their owners had enormous consequences. As Eric Foner wrote in a recent letter to The New York Times: "Slavery died on the ground, not just in the White House and the House of Representatives."
On the issue of facts, Harold Holzer, an eminent Lincoln scholar, found plenty of scenes that have no basis in the known history. Yet in an article for The Daily Beast, he concluded that, "In pursuit of broad collective memory, perhaps it's not important to sweat the small stuff."
I agree. It's acceptable (even inevitable) that artists depart from the empirical evidence in order to capture something human and profound. But it is also reasonable to point out how a work of art can reveal and reinforce deeply held beliefs and unacknowledged assumptions.
In Spielberg's treatment, Elizabeth Keckley and William Slade appear to be faithful White House servants who did little more than look after the comforts of their employers. They are archetypes rather than individuals. In reality, Keckley was a skilled dressmaker who had many different clients among Washington's society women; she led an organization of African-American women that raised money to help needy runaway slaves; and she persuaded Mary Todd Lincoln to donate money to her cause. Slade, for his part, was president of an African-American civil-rights organization whose activities were known to members of Congress and, almost certainly, to Lincoln himself.
If evidence abounds of Slade's and Keckley's leadership and advocacy, then why didn't the film allude to it? Perhaps because the filmmakers did not—or could not—imagine black servants who had lives outside their work and were activists in their own right.
To those who insist that it would have required a PBS miniseries or a wholly different feature film to portray black characters with more complexity and to suggest that African-Americans played a role in their own liberation, I offer the following dreams and fantasies of my own.
Thaddeus Stevens could have talked about politics at home with his supposed lover, Lydia Smith, who was African-American. They might have discussed the tension between Stevens's idealism and the president's pragmatism; Smith could have given Stevens advice about how to handle himself during the House debate over the 13th amendment.
Robert Lincoln, strolling around Washington and mulling his conflict with his parents, could have come across a meeting of black activists who, under leadership of the editor Robert Hamilton of New York, had assembled in the capital to lobby Congress for emancipation and equal rights. Some of these men could have been among the group of African-Americans who filed into the House chamber to witness the amendment's passage.
Keckley, in an effort to get the First Lady out of the house, could have taken Mary Lincoln to a meeting of her relief organization at 15th Street Presbyterian Church, the city's most prestigious black church, where Slade was also a member.
A Northern black activist or two could have visited the White House to lobby for the amendment or to discuss which Democratic representatives could be persuaded to back the amendment. For that matter, Lincoln could have been shown discussing his dilemma with Slade.
Instead of showing Lincoln interacting with (passive) photographic images of slaves, the film could have shown him meeting actual fugitive slaves who had come into the city. An escaped slave might have described her decision to leave home, her calculus of the risks versus the potential rewards, and her understanding of the war itself. The interaction might have been shown to touch Lincoln emotionally. (As it stands, Spielberg imagines that Lincoln decided to prioritize the amendment over peace talks, not because anyone or any thing persuaded him, but because he meditated on a Euclidean equation.)
None of my fantastical scenes are any less accurate or more improbable than scenes that already exist in the movie. Any of them would have helped suggest that the black characters—though marginal to the film as a whole—had political views of their own. And any of them would have helped make the broader point that African-Americans participated in the abolition of slavery in a variety of ways.
Some critics argue that the film gives us powerful scenes of black men as soldiers and that these sufficiently demonstrate that African-Americans participated in the struggle for abolition. It's worth acknowledging that there are black Union soldiers in Lincoln, though frankly, it would have been egregious if Spielberg's vision of the military conflict in the winter of 1865 had not included them. In an appealing example of artistic license, an early scene shows two black soldiers talking with Lincoln and then, with two white soldiers, reciting the Gettysburg Address. I like how this scene lays out some of the stakes and possibilities of that historical moment. And the black soldiers' speaking parts are probably longer and certainly more interesting than any other lines delivered by black characters in the film.
Another scene in which stoic black soldiers on horseback stare down the Confederate commissioners suggests more, I think, about the commissioners' horror at black enlistment in the Union army than it does about the soldiers' own agency. But I appreciate how the scene references the dramatic changes in Southern life that the Civil War would bring.
Even so, the scenes that feature soldiers—including the first one showing intense hand-to-hand combat and the later one in which the audience views, with Lincoln, scores of soldiers lying dead where they fell—mainly function to frame the film's central concern: political deliberations in Washington. Violence, suffering, and death on the battlefield remind us of the stakes of Lincoln's decisions and help us understand why he was (according to the film) tempted by the possibility of forging peace without emancipation.
As the political scientist Corey Robin wrote, this film de-centers Lincoln, giving us a cacophony of voices on the subject of abolition, but almost every one of those voices belongs to a white person. It is because the movie's dramatic tension focuses on civilian life in general and on politics in particular that its creators' failure to imagine the activities of black civilians is so disappointing.
In the end, Spielberg's proposition that historians live in a world of facts while artists trade in dreams and fantasies is useful but incomplete. Historians use their imaginations all the time. In fact, some of the best history writing and teaching happens when we insist on exploring how our imagined version of a story stacks up against the evidence of complexity and contingency that we find in the sources. Conversely, of course, it's hardly the case that Spielberg and Tony Kushner, who wrote the screenplay, don't care about knowable facts. Why else would they go to great lengths to get their hands on Lincoln's watch or to record the ring of the bells at Lincoln's church in Washington?
Perhaps the relationship between evidence and imagination is the crux of the matter. Many readers objected strongly to the assertion that the film could have alluded to African-Americans' abolitionist activities without diminishing the larger story. There is ample evidence that doing so would have been historically accurate and manageable in a few minutes of screen time. Yet such activities were not part of Lincoln's world as these readers (or the filmmakers) imagined it.
Spielberg's remarks at Gettysburg were profound on the subjects of history, loss, art, and memory; it's clear that he and Kushner have thought deeply about their work and its meaning. But this only brings into relief their blind spots about race. By failing to portray independent and verbally astute black characters—even on the periphery—they ended up making a film that perpetuates the culturally authoritative but historically inaccurate idea that white men alone were the authors of abolition.
We're all entitled to imagine how we would make a blockbuster film about Abraham Lincoln—what scenes we'd include and what messages we'd drive home. No one, however, commands the resources, wherewithal, and audience of Spielberg and Kushner. Their power to shape our collective understanding of race and democracy is enormous. Their historical dreams and fantasies matter more than ours. That's why it would have been nice if they had gotten this part of the story right.
Kate Masur, an associate professor of history at Northwestern, is the author of An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle Over Equality in Washington, D.C. (University of North Carolina Press, 2010).


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MghnCnnllyHpt necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 166 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Meghan Connolly Haupt
I appreciate beauty and craftsmanship, and strongly believe that both should be attainable without having to make compromises. I started C5 company because I recognized a void in what was being offered by the traditional jewelry industry…conscious consumers had no options. The fine jewelry industry has thrived for a long time under the same model with devastating social and environmental impacts.
C5 jewelry is not just metal and gems, but rather represents the commitment you make to yourself, your family, your friends and future generations to live with regard for others and the earth. Our pieces allow you to wear your commitment. Our custom jewelry is made with recycled metals and only ethically sourced gems traced from mine to market. This makes us truly unique.
After 2 years of custom services, I have decided to launch a ready-to-wear luxury collection under my own name. The brand will be the first of its kind to offer beautiful, sparkly jewelry made with minimal social and environmental impact. This brand needs to make an impact immediately upon launch. We want to stir up this antiquated industry.
Jewelry price point $1000 - $10,000.
The original C5 company tag line is "Wear Your Commitment." This does well, but is much softer than what I will likely use for the MCH brand.
Primarily women (though men do shop jewelry as gifts for women).
30 years old and older
Two different groups:
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2) baby boomer, wealthy, luxury oriented women who love jewelry and want to be on the cutting edge of fashion (socialites, may not as concerned with sustainability)
The Meghan Connolly Haupt sustainable fine jewelry brand is:
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The website (http://www.meghanconnollyhaupt.com) will be minimalist, lots of white space, but with cool technology to show the images.
Colors are black, white, grey and magenta (see http://www.C5company.com, the parent company of the MCH brand)
Logo can be the name, symbol representation or both.
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Recently, I had the opportunity to join in activities at the Chicago Botanic Garden (located at 1000 Lake Cook Road in Glencoe) for World Environment Day (June 2nd), the theme of which was Unite for a Sustainable Chicago. The events kicked off with the opening of the garden's newest addition, the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden. This new 10,000 square foot space – fenced in to ensure that children are able to learn and explore while remaining safe -- is split into two outdoor classrooms, and features six raised beds, six ground level beds, and a raised bed with wheelchair accessible planting trays, as well as a living wall, and plentiful seating. Even the tool shed has been designed with the environment in mind, with the solar panels sitting atop it, providing for all of the children's gardens electric and hot water needs.The food and ornamental plants grown in the garden will be watered with rainwater that will be collected in barrels and then distributed through an environmentally friendly irrigation system. One of the first groups to use this new space will be the Chicago Botanic Garden's own Camp CBG, though other early childhood programs, scout programs, school field trips, teacher professional development programs and the Science First and College First programs will also utilize this wonderful new addition.
After the opening of the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden, I saw another new addition, the Butterflies & Blooms exhibit, which is an outdoor butterfly garden featuring approximately 500 butterflies, where visitors will be able to see dozens of different species, some native to our area, others exotic.
From Butterflies & Blooms it was onto the Keynote Presentation, featuring Tom Skilling (Chief Meteorologist for WGN-TV Chicago), Robert Jordan (Anchor, WGN-TV Chicago) and Dr. Don Wuebbles (Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), which focused on the impact climate change will have upon us here in the Chicagoland area, as well as the impact it will have globally. Among the many issues addressed were the importance of the health of the Great Lakes -- a source of water to so many --, the melting of permafrost and resulting release of methane into the atmosphere, and the extreme climate shift we are likely to see by the end of the century -- transforming our climate into that of eastern Texas -- if we do not take action to combat climate change and protect the planet now.
Once the Keynote Presentation and post-presentation Q&A session were over, I went to check out the "Community Displays," which showcased local groups as well as the corporations' environmental efforts. Among the displays I was able to visit and organizations I learned more about were the US EPA, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, the Lake County Forest Preserve District, Openlands and Leave No Trace.
Afterward, I decided to stop by the garden's Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden to partake in some of the activities there, which included a Blöndkopfchen Heirloom Tomato Plant Giveaway and a cooking demonstration by Sur La Table's Rochelle Taylor.
I wrapped up my visit with a stop at the Plant Science Center -- another relatively recent addition to the garden. While there, I stopped at the Chicago Wilderness booth, where I learned more about the organization and the Leave No Child Inside program. I also learned more about a number of invasive plants and the risks that they pose to native species at the "Invasive Plants and Ecological Restoration" booth. I then headed upstairs to the Plant Science Center's green roof -- where I learned that not only are there significant environmental benefits to using a green roof, and that green roofs significantly reduce your heating and cooling costs -- which I already knew -- but that a green roof can last up to three times longer than a conventional or traditional roof, which in turn translate to even more savings. Heading back down and out of the Plant Science Center, I also made sure to stop by the Bee Smart: Learn More About Native Bees, Plant Paleontology: A Window into the Environments of the Past and How to Create a Rain Garden displays -- which were full of interesting, useful information -- before ending the day with a leisurely stroll through the garden back to the Visitor Center.
If you would like more information regarding World Environment Day, you can visit the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Environment Day website at http://www.unep.org/wed/. For additional information regarding World Environment Day at the Chicago Botanic Garden, visit www.chicagobotanic.org/wed.
The Chicago Botanic Garden is located at 1000 Lake Cook Road in Glencoe. Admission to the garden is free. Pets are not permitted in the garden, with the exception of service animals. Information and directions for individuals commuting to the garden by car, bike, train, bus or trolley (operated by the Chicago Botanic Garden to/from the Metra Glencoe Station on Metra's Union Pacific North Line during certain times of the year), may be found online at www.chicagobotanic.org/visit/directions. Parking fee information may be found online at http://www.chicagobotanic.org/visit/admission. Summer Hours, which began on June 2nd and continue through September 3rd, are 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Fall Hours, which begin on September 4 and are in effect through October 31, are 8:00 AM to sunset. Hours may vary due to various special events. Therefore, I would recommend that you log onto their website and verify their hours of operation for the day you plan on visiting the garden. To find out more about the Chicago Botanic Garden, please visit their site at www.chicagobotanic.org.
Special thanks to Julie McCaffrey and the Chicago Botanic Garden for the additional details regarding the Butterflies & Blooms exhibit and the design of the Grunsfeld Children's Growing Garden, which were used in writing this article.
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ROCHESTER, NY -- Adolescents who have ever used herbal products are six times more likely to have tried cocaine and almost 15 times more likely to have used anabolic steroids than teens who have never used herbal products, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
More than a quarter of the Monroe County high school students in the sample reported having ever used herbal remedies and of those, the heaviest herbal users were more likely to use illicit drugs. Teen responders decided for themselves what would be considered "herbal or other natural products, either to make you feel better, or to help you perform better at sports or school," as asked in the survey. Herbal remedies could include products from dietary supplements such as vitamins or St. John's wort to natural performance enhancers, such as creatine.
"The study points to the need for parents and health care providers to ask if teens are using herbal remedies and from there probe deeper for possible drug use," said study author Susan Yussman. "Children who are open to experimenting with herbal products may be more open to trying illicit drugs."
However, Yussman cautioned against directly linking herbal product use with drug use: "This was a cross-sectional study that examines an association, not a causal link. Health care providers should ask all adolescents about potential substance use, regardless of herbal product use."
She added that counseling should be provided to those teens found to have a substance abuse problem and to all patients regarding proper use of any type of medication, including herbal products.
The study found that teens who have ever used herbal products are: 4.4 times more likely to have ever used inhalants, LSD, PCP, ecstasy, mushrooms and other illegal drugs; 5.9 times more likely to have ever used cocaine; 6.8 times more likely to have ever used methamphetamines; 8.1 times more likely to have ever used IV drugs; 8.8 times more likely to have ever used heroin; and14.5 times more likely to have ever used steroids than teens who have never used herbal products.
"Those numbers could go higher with a survey that includes students who don't attend school regularly or who have dropped out. Those teens are considered at higher risk for drug use," Yussman said.
Overall, 28.6 percent of teens reported using herbal products. Herbal product use increased with age (25 percent of 9th graders to 30 percent of 12th graders) and varied by ethnicity (33 percent of Hispanics, 31 percent of Caucasians, 29 percent of Asians, Native Americans or Pacific Islanders, and 12 percent of African Americans), but not by gender. Yussman said further studies are needed to determine which herbal products may be associated with use of which specific drugs.
"A teen using a sports-enhancing product probably has a very different substance use pattern than a teen taking echinacea for a cold," she said.
The study was based on the 1999 Monroe County, NY, Youth Risk Behavior Survey that provided data on a random sample of 2,006 high school students.


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Dolesh scores goal, adds assist in loss at Illinois State
NORMAL, Ill. – In a wild, back-and-forth contest, the Miami University women's soccer team came up just short, falling to Illinois State, 3-2, Friday at Adelaide Street Field in the season opener for both teams. The loss was the RedHawks' (0-1-0) first in a season opener since 2009 while it was their first ever meeting with the Redbirds (1-0-0).
"I thought it looked very much like a first game for us," Head Coach Bobby Kramig said. "We did some good things and created two very good goals. We were a bit tentative at times and I thought that hurt us defensively."
Illinois State, the two-time defending Missouri Valley Conference Tournament champions, controlled play early on, hitting the crossbar less than two minutes in. The Redbirds earned six corner kicks over the first 25 minutes, but Miami's defense held tough and senior goalkeeper Allison Norenberg made a close-range save to keep the match scoreless.
The RedHawks were able to create a few rushes off counters over the first 25 minutes, but couldn't hold possession until the 31st minute. Sophomore midfielder Haley Walter carried the ball down the right flank before centering to senior midfielder Katy Dolesh, who turned and fired on goal. ISU keeper Aryn Newsom made the stop but fumbled the ball and fellow senior midfielder Kayla Zakrzewski pounced on the rebound, burying the ball for Miami's first goal of the year. Dolesh collected the assist.
The lead did not last long, however, as Illinois State pulled level at 1-1 five minutes later. Rachel Tejada passed to Kyla Cross just inside the box. With her back turned to goal and a RedHawk defender behind her, Cross spun and sent a low shot past the outstretched arms of Norenberg just inside the far post.
The Redbirds then grabbed their first lead of the night just before halftime. With only 1:25 remaining in the period, ISU kept the ball in the attacking end until Hannah Leinert booted a shot from the left side of the box that was deflected by the RedHawks, but changed the path of the ball as it snuck past Norenberg, sending Illinois State into the locker room with a 2-1 advantage. Tejada and Rhianna Krutz picked up assists on the score.
Miami came out attacking to start the second half, earning its first two corners of the match in the first four minutes. Newsom was then forced to make a save on Zakrzewski breakaway a minute later. In the 56th minute, the RedHawks knotted up the score at 2-2 on a goal by Dolesh, giving her a three-point night. The captain was able to break free down the right side and sent a blast into the back to the net for her first tally of the year, which came unassisted.
Illinois State continued to pressure right after Miami tied the match, but the RedHawks were able to clear the dangerous balls. Dolesh then had a breakaway but her shot sailed wide. With only 20 minutes remaining, the Redbirds broke the deadlock when Cross scored her second goal of the night. Leinert dribbled up the left side and crossed to Cross in the box, where she put it away for a 3-2 ISU lead.
The 'Hawks did not go quietly though, as Zakrzewski nearly tied the match again in the 77th minute. She got behind the Redbird defense and was on a breakaway when Newsom charged from her goal and pulled her down just outside the penalty box, earning Newsom a red card and Miami a free kick from a good spot. The RedHawks were unable to score on the free kick, but Illinois State still had to play a player down because of the red card.
Despite having an extra player on the pitch for the final 13 minutes, Miami was unable to find the equalizer, dropping the 3-2 contest. ISU finished with an 18-10 advantage in shots, though both sides only put four on target. The Redbirds also held an 8-2 advantage in corners, including 6-0 in the first stanza.
"Congrats to Illinois State on a strong performance. They are an excellent team and I'm sure will enjoy a lot of success this season," Kramig said. "I believe this game will prove very beneficial to us in the long run. You don't learn anything playing bad teams, but I think we'll learn a lot from this game. We needed a game like this."
The RedHawks look for their first win of the season Sunday when they travel to Indiana for a match at Valparaiso. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. local.


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I have heard a little about "epigenetics" and how the genes of even great-grandparents can affect their descendants. But it seems complicated — can you explain the basics?-Leona
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance — or epigenetics, for short — doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Yet this idea that environmental factors (such as diet, lifestyle choices and behaviors, and stress) can change the health not only of the people who are exposed to them, but also the health of their descendants, is something we'll be hearing more and more about.
Epigenetic experts believe that the environmental conditions and life experiences of parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents can, in a way, flip "on/off switches" on the genes in their eggs and sperm, or the genes of developing fetuses in pregnant women, thus changing the genetic code of their offspring and descendants. In this way, new genetic traits can appear in a single generation, and be passed on to kids, grandkids, and beyond.
For instance, evidence suggests that smoking and overeating can affect genes, causing those affecting obesity to become "switched on" and those carrying messages for longevity to become "switched off." That means that in addition to the self-harm that can come from eating too much or smoking, these lifestyle choices may predispose a person's offspring (and even future descendants) to disease and premature death.
In the past, understanding of diseases focused on the interaction among the genes we inherit (for diabetes, as an example) and our environment (like eating and exercise habits). But researchers have long puzzled about how the risks for, and frequency of, some conditions seem to change as quickly as from one generation to the next. After all, according to traditional genetics, major changes in the structure of the human genome only occurred over many generations or even thousands of years. But now, the concept of epigenetics is shedding new light on how such changes can occur much faster.
So is epigenetics just a topic of interest to scientists, or should it have an impact on the way we live now? Growing research seems to support the role of parental lifestyles and their (possibly permanent) effects on the health of their children, grandchildren, and beyond.
While you may not be able to undo the genetic "on/off switch" changes you've passed on to the kids you already have, living healthier now could be invaluable to the health of your future offspring — and their kids. Epigenetics doesn't just apply to passing on potentially negative traits or health risks, but also to the benefits of inheriting healthy factors.
Scientists also are using the concept of epigenetics to develop new approaches to diseases with genetic roots. Drugs are now being produced that act by switching on or off faulty genes in epigenetic fashion. This type of genetic "quick fix" could be a very valuable strategy in the fight to prevent, treat, or cure a number of conditions, such as cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer's disease.
Reviewed by: Steven Dowshen, MDDate reviewed: January 2014
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The Alliance for Registered Investment Advisors (aRIA), a think tank comprising six elite RIA firms which includes such notable names as Ron Carson and John Furey, principal of the advisor consulting firm Advisor Growth Strategies, on Tuesday released the first two case studies of a six-part series on their member RIA firms.
(aRIA was named to Investment Advisor's IA 25 this year; see the firm's extended profile here.)
Titled "How to Grow Bionically vs. Organically With an M&A Strategy" and "How to Identify and Invest in High-Upside Individuals," the first two case studies detail the experiences and strategies of aRIA member firms Savant Capital Management and Beacon Pointe, which manage $3.3 billion and $5.6 billion in assets, respectively. Collectively, aRia members manage $20 billion in client assets.
In the Savant case study, CEO Brent Brodeski discusses the merger with The Monitor Group (TMG), "taking the reader behind the deal curtain to reveal challenges and specifics about the deal not previously released," according to the group. The study analyzes Savant's transition from being solely organic-growth focused to incorporating what it terms "bionic" growth through the merger of TMG, a $500 million AUM RIA based in McLean, Va.
Four key takeaways from the Savant case study include:
- Growing your own advisory talent is a good strategy but it takes a lot of time.
- Recruiting top quality advisors and expanding into new markets is difficult, expensive, risky and time consuming.
- An efficient way to grow is by acquiring top talent via merger with another RIA.
- Close alignment of culture, values, philosophy and a mutual commitment to growth helped the firm succeed in its recent M&A transaction.
The Beacon Pointe case study, by President Matt Cooper, details the creation of the firm's successful financial planning practice with a focus on hiring well.
As with the each case study in the series, it looks at what went right and what went wrong, examining the early errors alongside the eventual successes. This particular study demonstrates how Beacon Pointe was not only able to hire top talent, but also knew when the timing was right to so, which is crucial to any RIA's growth. Three key takeaways include:
- Hire for growth potential .Do not pay for past performance, only future results.
- Identifying growth milestones is vital as it will indicate when you can not only hire, but retain, top talent.
- In today's world, reduce risk by leveraging other people's investments in proven and great people.
"With this six-part case study series, we hope we are able to share our member firms' secrets to success with our advisor colleagues, and these first two are indicative of the quality of thought leadership they are able to put forth," Furey, aRIA's founder and a former executive at Schwab Advisor Services, said in a statement. "We founded aRIA in the hopes of creating an elite advisor think tank that would benefit our entire industry and our members continue to express willingness to bare all for the sake of helping the RIA community in general. I learn from them every day and I hope others in the industry benefit from their experience as well."
The remaining case studies will focus on the following aRIA member firms: Carson Wealth Management, Exencial Wealth Advisors, Highline Wealth Management, and Stratos Wealth Partners.


text: Monday, June 24, 2013 APTA 2013 House of Delegates Election Results The following members were elected to APTA's Board of Directors and Nominating Committee Monday night at the House of Delegates (House) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Laurie Hack, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA, was elected secretary. Stuart Platt, PT, MSPT, was elected vice speaker. Roger Herr, PT, MPA, COS-C, was reelected director, and Carolyn Oddo, PT, MS, FACHE, and Susan Whitney, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA, were elected director. Cecilia Graham, PT, PhD, and Peggy DeCelle Newman, PT, MHR, were elected to the Nominating Committee. These terms become effective at the close of the House on Wednesday. Comments Please allow RC 4b come up for debate. I am not s ure if allowing delegates from the SEctions would be helpful or deleterious to conducting business of the House, but I ma interested to hearing both sides. Posted by Joan Firra on 6/25/2013 12:32 AM


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BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. Pictures says it has set a February North America release date for "Winter's Tale," the directorial debut of screenwriter Akiva Goldsman.
The big-screen adaptation of Mark Helprin's novel is to open Feb. 14, with international dates to follow.
The announcement was made by Dan Fellman, the studio's president of domestic distribution, and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, president of international distribution.
"We look forward to unveiling 'Winter's Tale' as Akiva's directorial debut," Fellman said in a statement last Friday. "It features a remarkable roster of acting talent and a sweeping, romantic story that's ideally suited for the holiday play period."
"With its pedigree and stellar international cast, this epic, moving tale will have broad appeal overseas," said Kwan Vandenberg. "The February date provides us a strong corridor in which to launch the film worldwide."
Starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Eva Marie Saint and Russell Crowe, the film is set in New York City and spans more than a century.
Warner Bros. described it as "a story of miracles, crossed destinies, and the age-old battle between good and evil."


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