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Impact of Power Outages on Vaccine Storage
In areas where vaccine supplies are affected by temporary power outages, the guidance developed for providers during the 2003 Northeast Power Outage may be helpful:
- Do not open freezers and refrigerators until power is restored.
- Most refrigerated vaccines are relatively stable at room temperature for limited periods of time. The vaccines of most concern are MMR and Varivax, which are sensitive to elevated temperatures.
- Monitor temperatures; don't discard vaccines that are in refrigerators or freezers affected by temporary power outages; don't administer affected vaccines until you have discussed with public health authorities.
- If the power outage is on-going:
- Keep all refrigerators and freezers closed. This will help to conserve the cold mass of the vaccines.
- Continue to monitor temperatures if possible. Do not open units to check temperatures during the power outage. Instead, record the temperature as soon as possible after the power is restored, and the duration of the outage. This will provide data on the maximum temperature and maximum duration of exposures to elevated temperatures.
- If alternative storage with reliable power sources are available (i.e., hospital with generator power), transfer to that facility can be considered. If transporting vaccine, measure the temperature of the refrigerator(s) and freezer(s) when the vaccines are removed. If possible transport the vaccine following proper cold chain procedures for storage and handling or try to the record the temperature the vaccine is exposed to during transport.
- When power has been restored:
- Record the temperature in the unit as soon as possible after power has been restored. Continue to monitor the temperatures until they reach the normal 2–8 degrees Celsius range in the refrigerator, or -15 degrees C or less in the freezer. Be sure to record the duration of increased temperature exposure and the maximum temperature observed.
- If you receive vaccine from your state or local health department, they may be contacting you with guidance on collecting information on vaccine exposed to extreme temperatures.
- If you are concerned about the exposure or efficacy of any of your vaccine stock, do not administer the vaccine until you have consulted your state or local health department.
- Keep exposed vaccine separated from any new product you receive and continue to store at the proper temperature if possible.
- Do not discard any vaccine that might have been exposed to increased or fluctuating temperatures. We will be working with the vaccine manufacturers to determine which vaccines may be viable.
For additional information about vaccine storage during a power outage, see the guidance provided by the CDC National Immunization Program or contact your state or local health department.
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Video: The Challenges of Financial Integration in the Nordic-Baltic Region
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Radisson BLU Hotel, Tallinn, Estonia
December 13, 2013
The conference was organized jointly by the International Monetary Fund, Eesti Pank and Sveriges Riksbank and was held in Tallinn, Estonia. It brought together high-level policy makers from the region and local and international experts to discuss the key challenges facing the Nordic-Baltic financial sector.
The working language of the conference was English and the event was free of charge.
The conference was opened by Governor Ardo Hansson of Eesti Pank. Speakers included regional central bank governors and supervisors, senior European policymakers, representatives from the regional financial sector, and IMF staff. The day was divided into three thematic sessions and a concluding panel discussion.
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December 13, 2013 |
8:30-9:00 | Registration and Morning Coffee |
9:00-9:15 | Ardo Hansson, Governor, Eesti Pank |
9:15-10:45 |
Session 1: Nordic-Baltic financial integration In this session, speakers will set out the key characteristics of the Nordic-Baltic financial landscape. By looking at historical and recent developments, the details presented will provide inputs to the discussions in the later sessions on regulation and supervision. Moderator: Pauls Raudseps, Commentator, Weekly magazine "Ir" Financial linkages and economic integration across the Nordic-Baltic region Speaker: Mahmood Pradhan, Deputy Director, European Department, IMF The sovereign-bank nexus and macroeconomic policy Speaker: Erik Nielsen, Global Chief Economist, Unicredit Research Speaker: Már Guðmundsson Governor, Seðlabanki Íslands |
10:45-11:15 |
Coffee break |
11:15-12:45 |
Session 2: Regulatory and supervisory challenges in the Nordic-Baltic region This session will set out the paradigms for regulation and supervision across the Nordic- Baltic region and discuss the broader European agenda. In addition, speakers will explore the implications of European Union (EU) and euro area (EA) financial regulatory reforms for Nordic-Baltic home-host supervisory arrangements, including crisis management and resolution. Moderator: Svein Gjedrem, Secretary General, Ministry of Finance, Norway Banking supervision: The Nordic-Baltic cross-border collaboration model and the EU model Speaker: Jukka Vesala, Deputy Director, Finanssivalvonta, Finland The new European reforms and their impact Speaker: Mauro Grande, Advisor to the Executive Board, European Central Bank Speaker: Kristian Vie Madsen, Deputy Director General, Finanstilsynet, Denmark |
12:45-14:15 |
Lunch Keynote address: Adopting the euro while managing Nordic-Baltic financial integration: The Latvian perspective. Speaker: Ilmars Rimsevics, Governor, Latvijas Banka |
14:15-15:15 |
Session 3: Market Perspectives on challenges and opportunities for the financial sector in the Nordic-Baltic region Speakers will provide market perspectives on the recent developments in the Nordic-Baltic financial sector, as well as discuss the expected impact of EU and EA regulations on the banks and capital markets in the region. Moderator: Uldis Cerps, Executive Director, Banks, Finansinspektionen, Sweden Impact of European banking reforms on the Nordic-Baltic financial sector Speaker: Rodney Alfvén, Head of Investor Relations, Nordea Experiences and Challenges within the Nordic-Baltic financial sector: the case of Swedbank Speaker: Jonas Erikson, Head of Group Treasury, Swedbank |
15:15-15:30 |
Coffee break |
15:30-16:50 |
Panel discussion: Reflections on the future of the Nordic-Baltic financial sector The panel will reflect on the key issues for the Nordic-Baltic financial sector raised during the earlier sessions. Specifically, the panel will follow a Q&A format with the moderator posing questions to the panel based on the earlier presentations. At the end, the moderator will ask for final thoughts from the panel members and provide a summary of the outcomes from the conference. Moderator: Andres Sutt, Head of Banking, European Stability Mechanism Panelists: Nemat Shafik, Deputy Managing Director, IMF Francesco Mazzaferro, Head, Secretariat of the European Systemic Risk Board Ardo Hansson, Governor, Eesti Pank Kerstin af Jochnick, First Deputy Governor, Sveriges Riksbank Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman, Lietuvos Bankas |
16:50-17:00 |
Presentation of Eesti Pank research awards |
17:00 |
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Anyone who desires a constitutionally limited federal government should remember and celebrate that its limitations would necessarily cut both ways. Because if federal policy actually adhered to the letter of the Constitution, no single ideological camp could wield sufficient power to impose a set of beliefs on the entire country.
Which was exactly the point of our federalist system, and of the 10th Amendment. Beyond specific, enumerated federal powers, an infinite number of issues were intentionally left to the authority of the people through their state governments. And it is to the states that liberals, conservatives, and even libertarians must address all questions extending beyond the constitutional purview of federal authority.


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What "race" is that? Mexicans are a nationality, not a race. Judge Gonzalo Curiel looks as white as I, and that is quite white. What really is going on is that the Borgist media has sought continuously to destroy Trump, first by scorn and then by searching with a microscope for some meme that can be developed into public hysteria with which to accomplish their goal of destroying Trump and electing Clinton.
He is, IMO a business buffoon who has no idea what to say and what not. That does not lessen the guilt of the media in destroying and manipulating the political process in pursuit of their own agenda.
He apparently insists on bringing the rope to his own media lynching. "Lynching" is not PC? Well, you know what you can do with that.
BTW, SWMBO and I have been sending Sanders money every month and more than $27. the donation we made today divided the money between Sanders and Major (Rep.) Tulsi Gabbard.
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The Pros and Cons of In-Page Analytics
This YouMoz entry was submitted by one of our community members. The author's views are entirely their own (excluding an unlikely case of hypnosis) and may not reflect the views of Moz.
Google In-Page Analytics is one of the most intriguing and impressive features of Analytics. Having been around for a few months in beta, now seems like a good time to take a look at the pros and cons of the tool. What's good about it? What doesn't work? What could be improved?
The biggest pro, and the raison d'etre of In-Page Analytics is the ability to see where people click on the page and follow navigation paths through your site. Although this data has always been available in Analytics, it took a lot of digging around, some expertise and a cauldron of patience.
In-Page offers an intuitive visual map that gives instant access to detailed navigation data and in a way that can make necessary on-page optimisation and even web design changes more immediately obvious than trying to mentally map dry data onto the page yourself. This is particularly useful with judicious use of filters, allowing you to quickly see behaviour differences between different demographics.
As a consequence it serves as a useful tool for Analytics newbies, or for showing data to clients who aren't as technically literate as we might wish (and why should they be?) It can be used to give a quick overview without the usual deluge of graphs and dry numbers.
The 'clicks below' feature, which shows a collective percentage of clicks on links below the part of the page you're looking at is particularly useful in tracking vertical drop off in interest. It can be quite revealing as to how much of a difference page location can make to the attention a link gets, and could easily lead to a rearrangement of the page to make sure your best offers (for example) get pride of place.
Deciding on these best offers is another thing that In-Page Analytics can really help with, as by tracking 'next pages' you can easily see what the most popular products on your site are. For example, if you run a car dealership you can quickly see what the most popular makes are, and quickly click through to the models within that – offering easily accessible data to inform special offers and promotions.
Great as In-Page Analytics can be, it's not all roses, and the Devil's in the detail.
Where it displays a percentage to represent the proportion of visitors to a page who clicked a certain link, it does so by the target url, rather than the actual link. So for example, if your logo links to your homepage and you also have a home button, it will show the same percentage across both of them rather than telling you whether people clicked the logo or the home button most. Whilst not a major issue, this does cut into the tool's usefulness.
Similarly, there is no way of tracking clicks to on-page anchors, meaning that if you have a lot of content on a page, and have used anchors for usability, you can't tell which particular part is prompting people to click (especially considering the above con).
Perhaps most significantly, In-Page doesn't currently track 'submit' buttons on forms. This could be a tremendously useful feature in tracking which pages people convert from, and to some extent bypass the need to set up Goals for those who don't know how, in keeping with the accessibility of it.
In fact, given that the number of goals you can set up are limited, for some sites with multiple contact forms tracking submit clicks could provide more detailed tracking than is currently possible.
So where could In-Page Analytics be improved? In light of the above, tracking clicks by link rather than URL would be a major improvement, as would tracking submission form entries.
Beyond fixing these obvious cons, there are some usability tweaks that would make a real difference. For example, hovering over a link will bring up a pop-up that displaying more detailed statistics, however the user has no control over the position of this and it can be frustratingly obstructive
Making them draggable and/or transparent, or perhaps even formatted similarly to Excel comments would streamline usability tremendously.
The quick links to the filters at the top of the window are great to have, but changing a filter requires deleting the current one and selecting a new one, rather than seamlessly switching between them as one would expect.
Another great feature let down by functionality is the ability to have the In-Page overlay on the website proper when you open it in a new tab whilst using the tool in Analytics. This allows you to use the website as you normally would, full screen in your browser, with added data; rather than as a window in Analytics. However, that this feature exists is not clearly marked anywhere, and seems to be only discoverable through experimentation, despite being the most intuitive use of the tool.
Summing Up
In-Page Analytics is an interesting development in Google Analytics, but still has a way to go if it's going to fulfil its potential. It's worth noting as well that when we set an Analytics newbie on it he found a number of bugs, as well as experiencing frustration at the usability issues we've highlighted.
We should cut it some slack of course as it's still in beta, but once these (relatively minor) issues are solved we'll certainly be making much greater use of it.
About the authors: Nick Lewis and Krystian Szastok are SEOs for Brighton SEO (UK) and web design agency Bozboz.


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Chocolate isn't considered junk food anymore — it's a superfood! Sugar, butter and milk dilute the health benefits of cacao, however, so stick to dark chocolate with at least 70% cacao. Here are six, guilt-free beauty and health benefits of chocolate to help you indulge.
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1. You'll have great skin!
We used to think that eating chocolate caused bad skin. Now, chocolate body raps and facials are offered in many spas. Why? Here are just a few of the reasons that chocolate is good for your skin:
- It is rich in antioxidants, which means that it can help keep your skin firm and smooth as you age.
- It nourishes and softens dry skin.
- Flavanols (found especially in dark chocolate"> help your skin protect itself from UV damage.
2. It's good for your heart
Several studies have concluded that eating chocolate has cardiovascular benefits. It cuts the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and can also help to lower blood pressure. Just don't forget to skip your workout — you need it to balance the extra sugar, butter and milk that you will be consuming.
3. Enjoy smooth, rejuvenated hair
Believe it or not, cacao — the pure form of cocoa — is also great for your hair! Cacao adds shine and rebuilds the hair's structure.
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4. Chocolate reduces stress
Substitute a bar of dark chocolate for that Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. Swiss scientists discovered that when anxious people ate chocolate, their stress hormone levels were reduced.
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I've decided that editing photos while on vacation is a very slow process and with that, I only have a handful of photos to share this morning. Seeing as how we've been here for a week, I'll have a considerable amount of photos to sort through once we make our way make home!
This past week, we: visited other Grandmas house and spent some time with Peter's side of the family.(My mother-in-law has the prettiest flower gardens!) Went to Marine World. Picked fresh fruit from the trees in my moms yard, and did a little bird watching from the kitchen window. All in all, a very simple and laid back week!
Tomorrow we make the drive up to the Oregon house where later in the week, we'll be meeting up with one of my sweetest crafty friends. The weekend cannot arrive soon enough! I'm off to the park with the kids again, enjoy your day!


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Theresa Allen (@tdallen5) is an amazing IT Integrator from Illinois. In the last three years, she's helped her school connect on a global basis from kindergarten through middle school.
She inspires me with how she works with teachers at her school and her ability to facilitate change in such a short amount of time.
"You can do this, I can help you, let's go." says Theresa.
She shares her philosophy of IT integration at the end of the show. As I look at what I'm trying to do in IT Integration, I've got to be more like Theresa.
Theresa is a Flat Classroom certified teacher and will be with Julie Lindsay, me, Frank Guttler in the Flat Classroom Live Event in Hawaii. She is an inspiring example of how much one good IT integrator matters in the life of thousands of students. IT Integrators can help teachers so much. Please follow Theresa, she's amazing
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Hello Little World Skypers (mentoring group for teachers): https://sites.google.com/site/skypershello/
Quest Atlantis (junior high): http://atlantisremixed.org/
Digiteen and DigiTween: www.digiteen.org
Kidlink: http://www.kidlink.org/
Flat Classroom K-2 "Building Bridges": http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/k-2-building-bridges.html
A Week in the Life: http://www.flatclassroomproject.net/a-week-in-the-life-project.html
Kerpoof: http://www.kerpoof.com/
Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/
Edmodo: http://www.edmodo.com/
Skype: http://www.skype.com/en/
Educator Virtual PD: http://educatorvirtualpd.wikispaces.com/
Theresa's Mentor Mob Playlist: http://www.mentormob.com/learn/i/interactive-whiteboard-resources/sheppard-software-fun-free-online-learning-games-and-activities-for-kids
Diigo Lists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrO1xBL5tiU
Global Monster: http://www.smithclass.org/proj/Monsters/
The Writers Club: http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com/tag/writers-club/
Global Heroes: https://globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com/Hero+Voicethread+Project
Crazy Crazes: http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/new-project-announcement-crazy-crazes-grades-4-7-june-2012-june-2013/
Student blogging challenge: http://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/2013/03/03/so-the-10th-challenge-begins/
Flat Classroom Certified Teacher: http://fcpteacher.flatclassroomproject.org/
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Theresa Allen is the Technology Teacher and Coordinator for the Cathedral of St. Raymond School in Joliet, IL. She is Flat Classroom certified and manages the Digiteen Project, a digital citizenship project for junior high and high school students. She is a global educator, involving her students from Kindergarten to 8th grade in many global projects including Flat Classroom projects: Building Bridges, A Week in the Life and Digiteen, and also projects from Kidlink (Global Monster Project, Draw/Describe), The Global Classroom Project (Edmodo Pen Pal Project, Crazy Crazes, Global Hero Project), Blogging Challenges (Student Blogging Challenge, Quadblogging, and The Writers Club), and virtual worlds in Quest Atlantis. She presents about these projects face to face and virtually including topics about: Building Your PLN and How to Utilize Technology in the One Computer Classroom. Theresa is also a life-long learner, working towards a Masters in Technology Education and attending workshops throughout the year. Recently Theresa was awarded the Joliet Area Great Teacher Award this March 2013, as well as Technology Teacher of the year in 2011. She is passionate about connecting, communicating and collaborating with students and educators around the world.
To find out more about this podcast go to my Podcast page.
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IN PART ONE of this article, published in the May/June issue of Resurgence, I discussed the limitations of what I term "arch-materialism", as espoused by Richard Dawkins in his book The God Delusion. In Part Two, I discuss how wisdom is the key to human evolution.
The fact that Dawkins is voicing a broad sense of outrage among scientists who want religion to stay out of the laboratory is a social issue. The deeper issue is whether God has anything to offer to science. Dawkins emphatically thinks there is no practical use for God, the soul, transcendence or any other so-called spiritual concept in his field of research, which is evolutionary biology. He believes that the evolution of life can be explained completely without the notion of an intelligent designer.
This point would seem to be irrefutable, since Darwin's theory and those that have sprung from it are purely physical. Evolution proceeds, according to Darwin, through environmental stresses that put pressure on a species to survive. A sudden change in climate, the appearance of new predators, and a drastic drop in the water supply are all examples of such stresses. Some creatures will adapt better than others. This is measured by whether a population of animals increases or decreases. Thus adaptation comes down to reproduction. If an animal exhibits changes that increase its chance of passing those changes on to its offspring, evolution moves forward. If, however, a mutation occurs that lowers the chance for reproduction, obviously it can't be passed on, and as a result other species survive in the endless competition for food, territory and mating rights.
This whole scheme, which has been validated thousands of times over, excludes God. Random mutations have nothing to do with a designer. The rise and fall of species shows no intelligent plan. Even the idea of progress is over-simplified. Evolution doesn't automatically make a species bigger, stronger, more intelligent or more beautiful. Blue-green algae, for example, are some of the most primitive forms of life, yet they fit their niche in the environment perfectly well today, just as they have for billions of years. The fact that an orchid seems more beautiful to our eyes, and a redwood tree more majestic, doesn't mean God created that beauty and majesty. Or that Nature intended those qualities in any way.
Yet the triumph of materialism in explaining the formation of life is grossly flawed. Dawkins realises that there are enormous gaps in evolutionary theory, but he keeps assuring us that these will be filled in over time. Genetics, like evolution itself, proceeds by increments, and we mustn't leap to embrace an intelligent designer just because so many things around us seem, well, intelligently designed.
The fact that the world appears to be so perfectly knit, so stunningly precise down to the millionths of a degree, so beautiful, and in the end so meaningful to anyone who can appreciate these qualities, is a problem for materialists. For centuries one of the strongest proofs of God has been the inference that nothing less than a supreme being could have created life. Unfortunately for Dawkins, refuting this claim isn't nearly as easy as he thinks.
To begin with, he tries to claim probability for his side, saying that the odds against a Creator God are too slim to be credible, whereas the odds for Darwin's theory exist right before our eyes. Could it really be true that blue-green algae evolved, one tiny step at a time, until every single tree, flower, fern and grass grew from them – not to mention every animal? The odds seem impossibly small, but the fossil record proves that they came true.
God, on the other hand, is merely inferred as an invisible supposition; and who needs God when we have fossils? The flaw here is subtle, for Dawkins is imagining God in advance and then claiming that what he imagines has little chance of existing. That's perfectly true, but why should God be what Dawkins imagines – a superhuman Creator making life the way a watchmaker makes a watch? Let's say that God is a field of consciousness that pervades the universe. Let's say that this field keeps creating new forms within itself. These forms swirl and mix with each other, finding more combinations and complexities as time unfolds. Such a God couldn't be imagined because a field is infinite, and there's nowhere it isn't. Thus trying to talk about God is like a fish trying to talk about wetness. A fish is immersed in wetness; it has nothing to compare water to, and the same is true of consciousness. We are conscious and intelligent, and it does no good to talk about the probability of not being conscious and intelligent.
We are in God as a fish is in water. Dawkins doesn't take this argument seriously. He imagines that he can entirely dismiss geniuses like Plato, Socrates, Hegel, Kant, Newton and Einstein. In the past, thinkers saw intelligence and consciousness all around them, and they set out to explain their source, which some called God. It's not necessary to use that word. But it is necessary to find the source.
DAWKINS AND OTHERS dismiss such a search. Are information fields real, as some theorists believe? Such a field might preserve information the way energy fields preserve energy; in fact, the entire universe may be based upon the evolution of information. There's not the slightest doubt that the universe has an invisible source outside space and time. A field that can create something new and then remember it would explain the persistence of incredibly fragile molecules like DNA, which by any odds should have disintegrated long ago under the pressure of entropy, not to mention the vicissitudes of heat, wind, sunlight, radiation, and random mistakes through mutation.
Dawkins falls prey, not to the delusion of God, but to the delusion of an all-mighty chance acting mindlessly through matter. He cannot admit the possibility of an ordering force in Nature. Therefore, he has no ability to discover the precursors of the human mind, which is ultimately the greatest triumph of evolutionary biology, not DNA. Until we have a credible explanation for mind, it's pointless to argue about God as if we understand what's at stake. Religion and science are both operating with incomplete concepts.
Ultimately, Dawkins can fight with religion as much as he wants and it will be only a sideshow. Scepticism offers critiques, not discoveries. Ironically, this is a shared fate with religion, which has ceased to play a progressive and vital role in modern society. The two are locked in a sterile embrace.
Dawkins believes that the universe is full of wonder and mystery, but these will be solved, one at a time, until science has complete understanding. In this way the entire supernatural tradition – and the notion of God itself – will be erased.
This is an optimistic claim that seems plausible in an age of heady discoveries in physics and biology. The famous Theory of Everything draws closer to fulfilment than ever. In fact, science has become even more ambitious. The original Theory of Everything belonged solely to physics. It had no intention of explaining the evolution of life. But with the completion of the human genome project, life will also cease to be a mystery – so Dawkins assures us. Every mechanism hidden inside DNA will be mastered, explained and used for human benefit.
It's hard for arch-materialists not to thump their chests. Unfortunately, the Theory of Everything has hit a brick wall. Quantum physics lacks the power to cross the border into the invisible world that lies beyond subatomic particles: the so-called virtual domain. Not only is this the realm of 'dark matter' and 'dark energy', but all possible universes also lie across the same boundary, as well as the 'zero point' where space and time are born.
Genetics seems to be riding higher, but behind the display of public triumph biology has not solved the existence of mind, and therefore the same obstacle faces both fields. An invisible world lies sealed off from investigation, leaving us to trace its footprints and echoes. Dawkins finds consciousness (as well as quantum physics) totally irrelevant – a comment on his own intellectual limitations rather than reality.
So many mysteries remain unresolved by the arch-materialists. For example,
• What separates life from inert matter?
• What part does the observer play in creating reality?
• How does the infinite quantum field organise and govern every event in the universe?
• How does chaos relate to order?
• How did evolution overcome entropy, the ceaseless march of the physical universe toward chaos and the deep freezer of 'heat death'?
• Why is the universe so amazingly hospitable to human life?
THIS LAST QUESTION is the most pressing one, for both believers and non-believers. To claim that the swirling, chaotic quantum soup that erupted from the Big Bang evolved into human life by random chance is only believable because science has no urgent need to find a credible alternative. As long as scientists stand outside nature with their nose pressed against the glass like a child peering through a bakery shop window, we get a false picture of the cosmos. The only advantage of isolating yourself in this way is that it fits the scientific method. But no matter how many rats run through the maze, it's futile to pretend that we are outside the experiment. The truth is completely different:
• We are embedded in the universe. What we observe is ourselves reflected back at us.
• Every sight, sound, texture, taste and smell is the product of an observer. As the observer changes, so do all these qualities.
• We perceive imagination, beauty, creativity, etc. in ourselves and thus we see the same in Nature. Every attribute of the human mind is embedded in the universe.
WHY CAN YOU remember your birthday and the face of someone you love? Because DNA can remember how to produce generations of human beings. Why does DNA remember? There's the mystery. We can link memory as a human attribute to chemical memory. But when we ask where chemicals learned to remember, science is baffled. Dissecting DNA is one thing. Asking the 'why' of DNA is another.
Dawkins feels that 'why?' is a meaningless question, totally devoid of scientific interest. But 'why?' is the single most important question humans ask, particularly when it comes to ourselves. Ultimately we want to know who we are and our purpose for being here. Dawkins doesn't seem to have any doubt about who he is: he's the evolutionary by-product of chemical forces, physical laws, random events, natural selection, competition, adaptation and survival. So is an amœba. Sadly, this reductionist picture of human life is devoid of meaning. It's merely a map of how a physical machine called the body came to be built. Such knowledge is like knowing everything about a computer except how to plug it in.
What if memory is an attribute of Nature itself? All around us we see memory at work. The insulin that functions in primitive organisms retains the same function in higher mammals. The chemical reaction that propels a butterfly's wings to beat is duplicated to make the human heart beat. Once we take seriously the notion that we are inside the bakery shop, not standing outside with our noses pressed up against the glass, it becomes obvious that memory isn't a separate, isolated attribute.
Nature is constantly remembering. Nature is constantly creating. It is exercising imagination and discovering quantum leaps. When hydrogen and oxygen combined, the result wasn't another inert gas. It was water, and water represents a huge imaginative leap on the part of the universe. The reason one can say this with confidence is simple: if the universe didn't have imagination, neither would we. That's what it means to be embedded in the field. Nothing we know about ourselves can be separated from what Nature displays.
Dawkins is absolutely right to declare a requiem service over the God of organised religion and to warn us about the dangers of superstition, dogma, and pseudo-science. But what Dawkins tragically misses holds far more optimism for the future than he ever could: the universe is renewing itself through us. Science is God explaining God to God using a human nervous system.
There is nothing outside the field. It displays omnipresence and omnipotence, being all-pervasive and containing all matter and energy. Soon science will come to terms with the presence of consciousness in the field. Advanced systems theory as well as information theory is hard at work already and we will add omniscience to the list. This new God will be the source of mind. Its ability to orchestrate evolution will make sense because it must. We humans cannot have any knowledge except knowledge of ourselves. Every facet of the cosmos is a mirror. The fact that the chemical reaction driving a butterfly's wings also keeps you and me alive is no accident – it's part of a design.
This design isn't a blueprint or a diagram set down by a fictitious God. It's a vital, ever-evolving, imaginative, dramatic process and so too is human existence. The similarity isn't a coincidence – there is nothing we call human that isn't transcendent. Beyond the physical world lies the womb of creation, and whether we call it God or something else is irrelevant. We came from a source, we are forever in contact with our source, and we are constantly returning to our source. This is the real mystery of existence. Profound are the words of T. S. Eliot:
And what you thought you came for
Is only a shell, a husk of meaning
From which the purpose breaks
only when it is fulfilled.
THERE'S A SENSE of crisis in the air over the notion that reason itself is in jeopardy. So the alarm-bell rings to defend science and push back unreason.
But how can anyone seriously defend science as a panacea when it gave us the atomic bomb? Rationality is creating new methods of mechanised death every year. The future being planned by so-called rationalists includes robot armies and neutron bombs that can kill every enemy combatant – or civilian population – while leaving their buildings standing. How much less messy the clean-up will be! The bald fact is that science and reason have unleashed incredible fear and diabolical inventions, and this happened because we don't use reason alone – it is always mixed with anger, fear, dread, aggression and all the other aspects of our hidden, unconscious nature.
Reason isn't the saviour of the future. That role belongs to wisdom. With all the threats to human survival that we now face, I resort to a phrase coined by Jonas Salk: "the survival of the wisest". Salk had the vision to look beyond materialism. He saw that evolution, as it applies to modern human beings, isn't Darwinian. Competition is more mental and technological today than physical. The survival of specific gene pools, which is the crux of animal survival and adaptation, is irrelevant for us.
For at least two thousand years, our evolution has shifted to the following:
• We assimilate new information and evolve mentally.
• We don't evolve physically but instead use technology to extend our physical limitations and gain more power over Nature.
• We gain a higher vision of ourselves and evolve spiritually.
The progress made through the first two factors has reached a tipping point. Our technology and our challenge to Nature may destroy us. So where is evolution going to go? In an age of information, anyone can access knowledge for incredible destruction or incredible creation. The choice isn't left to governments, churches or isolated geniuses. Putting technology in the hands of everyone is progress only if the third factor – our vision of ourselves and our spirituality – evolves at the same time.
Despite an expertise in evolutionary biology, arch-materialists like Dawkins miss the whole point of human evolution, which is that it long ago broke out of the prison of physicality. True, modern athletes are stronger, bigger, faster and more accomplished than those of the past, but this doesn't affect anyone's survival the way becoming a bigger, stronger, faster gazelle would.
Taking all factors together, humans evolve through the metabolism of experience. That is, we absorb everything going on in our environment, and in some rather mysterious ways the next generation knows more and can do more than we can. When Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity, Bertrand Russell famously said that he was one of three people in the world who understood it. Now a bright high-school student can grasp Einstein's principles, if not his mathematics.
The same holds true for today's ten-year-olds who can navigate through a computer better and faster than many adults of an older generation. We assimilate difficulties, solve them, and move on to a new future as more evolved humans. The evolution of the wisest holds that this cannot be a random process. No-one is going to stop the diabolical creativity of weapons research except us. Nature is perfectly willing to let us destroy ourselves through ecological collapse. Are we to be regarded as one of Nature's most interesting failed experiments? And one of the most short-lived? When asked if he found the cathedrals of Europe inspiring, Mark Twain answered to the effect that the architects forgot to build inspiring people to go in them. We risk leaving the same legacy to the future. What will save us is self-awareness, the key to evolution of the wisest.
TO SAY THAT our future survival depends on wisdom can sound vague and vaporous. But there's a serious point here. The state of the planet today is a direct result of human vision. The way we pursue happiness – by exploiting natural resources, ignoring environmental degradation, and largely giving up on overpopulation – represents our current stage of evolution. We have created a vision without wisdom.
The key ingredients of this vision are both obvious and subtle:
• Happiness based on consumption
• A shift from centuries of religious idealism to pragmatic materialism
• A desire to conquer Nature and be free from disasters and threats
• A belief in science and progress as separate from spirituality
• Loss of community, replaced with individualism and competition
• Feeling isolated and unsupported except on the physical level
• Denial of the existence of a transcendent power
Changing these factors will take time, and there is no guarantee that we will succeed in finding a vision that will promote wisdom for survival. There's no doubt that mere political effort is woefully insufficient. Nor will technology alone save us, although no doubt the joint efforts of government and massive corporations will eventually deliver efficient cars and alternative fuels. But this will not be enough.
Survival of the wisest means a shift in consciousness. Consciousness develops through self-awareness.
Survival is a conscious act. When animals behave to survive, they are making a decision. Primal acts like hunting for food, mating, and rearing one's young show the existence of awareness. It seems absurd to deny this, yet Darwinians must, because of their religious devotion to their founder and the credo of materialism. The irony is how much consciousness it takes to convince oneself that consciousness doesn't exist.
The survival of the wisest is therefore not vague or vaporous. It represents another step in the same evolutionary direction that life has been following forever. As in every past crisis, the environment has changed, new stresses threaten us, and adaptation is the only way out. Like ancient people deciding whether to use fire or run away from its dangers, modern people face both good and bad choices. The outcome won't be based on Darwinian principles. We're already advanced enough to heal the sick instead of abandoning them and to protect the weak and helpless. Those decisions, made centuries ago, are absolutely non-Darwinian. Luckily, despite all the self-destructive threats from our innate hostility and aggression, human consciousness displays a huge amount of good and an infinite amount of potential. We should try to survive on the basis of wisdom. If we succeed, this dark phase that we are passing through will dissolve, as all the dark ages that went before it have.
Deepak Chopra is the author of many books, most recently Peace is the Way. He is President of the Alliance for a New Humanity. www.anhglobal.org


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NBA Finals Game 4 on ABC Overnight Rating up 6 Percent
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Celtics-Lakers Wins the Night for ABC; Highest Game 4 Rating in Past Six Years
ABC's exclusive coverage of The Finals Game 4 – Los Angeles Lakers at Boston Celtics – delivered an 11.6 overnight rating, the highest of the series so far and a 6 percent increase from 2009 (Lakers vs. Orlando, 10.9 overnight).
Thursday night's Game 4 broadcast was the highest-rated show of the night for all of television, helping ABC to win the night for all networks in primetime, as was the case the previous three games. The game peaked with a 15.3 rating from 11:30-11:45 p.m. ET.
The broadcast received the highest Game 4 overnight rating since 2004 (Lakers/Detroit, 14.5 overnight rating), a mark that has been achieved by each game of The Finals.
Coverage will continue with Game 5 on Sunday, June 13, at 8 p.m. on ABC and ESPN Radio.


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Artiste has named Dolores Avezzano as director of strategic accounts in order to further expand the company's growing customer base.
"Artiste has experienced consistent year-to-year double digit growth over its 12 year history," said Joe Raimondo, Artiste's president and principal. "To continue this momentum requires the addition of experienced and driven talent to our team. Dolores is just that person."
Avezzano has over 37 years of experience in the flavor industry with an expertise in managing strategic accounts. Prior to joining Artiste, she was an account manager at Kerry Ingredients, formerly Cargill, where she served as a key relationship manager in the development of new business with a focus on promoting natural aroma chemicals to industry leading accounts. Earlier, she was senior purchasing projects specialist for Pepsico Inc.
Additionally, Avezzano is on the board of Women in Flavor & Fragrance Commerce (WFFC) and received the "Woman of the Year" title in 2001. She was instrumental in establishing WFFC chapters in both Cincinnati and Chicago and is the current chairperson of the long-range planning committee. She is also past president and current board member of the Chemical Sources Association (CSA). During her years at Pepsi, she served on the board of directors of the local affiliate and district level boards of the National Association of Purchasing Management (Now ISM).


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Myosin, dynein and kinase all "walk" towards specific ends of the microtubule or actin filament they are on. I'm most familiar with the walking mechanism for myosin, where ATP fuels conformal changes in the binding region, but I don't understand how it chooses to go one direction over another. Actin fibers' positive and negative ends are fueled by the addition of G-actin via ATP and its subsequent reduction to ADP, so I suspect that this process is somehow involved in determining the direction of myosin's movement.
As just a secondary thought, are there differences in the mechanisms of the movement between the three walking molecules listed above?


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Google: SSL alternative won't be added to Chrome
Path converges into security quagmire
Still smarting from a counterfeit secure sockets layer certificate that threatened at least 300,000 of its users in Iran, Google has no plans to fortify its Chrome browser with an experimental technology that bypasses the current system for validating websites.
In a blog post published Wednesday, Google security researcher Adam Langley said he didn't think the technology known as Convergence "is something we would add in Chrome." Moxie Marlinspike, a researcher who has made a career out of exposing huge architectural cracks in the net's foundation of trust, designed the system to address security vulnerabilities and privacy weaknesses in the current SSL system.
In a nutshell, Convergence is a crowd-sourcing technology that allows endusers to query people or organizations they trust to vouch for the validity of certificates used to authenticate Gmail, eBay, or any other website that uses an https suffix prefix. In its current incarnation, the system relies on a handful of "notaries," including Marlinspike's organization and the the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It's capable of accommodating an unlimited number of notaries and would allow end users to query as many or as few as they want.
Convergence prevents certificate authorities from logging what trusted websites a given user accesses, and it also allows users to choose who they trust. For an in-depth description, see this video of Marlinspike's presentation at the Black Hat Security conference in August.
Google's Langley lauded the idea of "trust agility" behind Convergence, but said he didn't think the practical considerations made it a suitable addition to Chrome. Among other problems cited, he said "99.99% of Chrome users" would never change default Convergence settings designating which notaries should be queried. He continued:
Given that essentially the whole population of Chrome users would use the default notary settings, those notaries will get a large amount of traffic. Also, we have a very strong interest for the notaries to function, otherwise Chrome stops working. Combined, that means that Google would end up running the notaries. So the design boils down to Chrome phoning home for certificate validation. That has both unacceptable privacy implications and very high uptime requirements on the notary service.
Langley also said Convergence would do nothing to fix certain problems Marlinspike and others have identified in the current SSL system. They include the use of "captive portals" at Wi-Fi hotspots and elsewhere that require users to enter credit card numbers into a portal page before getting an internet connection. The lack of a link to the outside world makes it impossible for users to know they're giving their card number to a valid site, but they can't get an outside connection until they do, creating a Catch 22.
Langley also cited the problem of firewalled "internal servers," in corporate networks that prevent notaries from seeing the sites an end user wants validated.
Langley's post comes nine days after the discovery of a fraudulent Google.com certificate that was issued in early July by DigiNotar, a Netherlands-based certificate authority whose trusted imprimatur was used to validate official websites of the Dutch government. More than 300,000 people, mostly located in Iran, were exposed to the certificate while trying to access Gmail.
A recent security audit documented weak passwords and other security lapses and the issuance of at least 531 bogus certificates at DigiNotar, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vasco Data Security, an Illinois-based provider of two-factor authentication services.
The incident highlighted one of the chief weaknesses of the SSL system, which is its reliance on far too many single points of trust. Users of the Convergence Firefox addon would have received warnings immediately after accessing any of the fraudulent certificates.
To be fair, a homegrown technology Google added to Chrome detected the fraudulent Google certificate, but it wouldn't have caught counterfeits for sites that aren't owned by the web giant.
For his part, Marlinspike said that Convergence is a beta that he's developed in his spare time, and that with additional work it has the potential to overcome whatever flaws it has now.
"I believe that all of the problems are very solvable, and that it is currently the best path we have out of this mess," he wrote in an email. "I can only do so much as a lone developer without any commercial backing, however, and if the browser vendors are serious about driving innovation in this area, they're going to have to help."
Here's hoping the developers at Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Opera get the memo. ®


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April 25, 2017
CONTACT: Officer Chuck McPhilamy
The Marietta Police Department is dedicated to protecting its citizens in every way possible. While our primary focus is on finding ways to fight and prevent crime, we are also dedicated to finding ways that will educate and protect our youth. To that end, the Marietta Police Department is involved in protecting children through a program called Radkids.
Radkids is a safety education program that emphasizes personal empowerment. The class is a 10-hour course designed for children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. Topics covered include: how to prevent bullying, and how to stay safe while on the internet, at home, at school, in a vehicle, and outdoors. In addition to these issues, we will discuss the many tricks used by child predators and the physical resistance strategies that kids can use to thwart these possible child abduction attempts. The Marietta Police Department currently has five trained Radkids instructors dedicated to teaching your kids the most effective safety tips.
The Marietta Police Department currently has a class scheduled for July. Openings are still available for this class, so reserve your spot now! The cost for this class is $10. Please sign up your own kids or refer us to parents with kids from ages 8 to 12. The dates and times for the July class is:
July 17- July 21, 9:00 am to 11:00 am
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So, immediately following his San Diego State Aztecs' huge road series win over crosstown rival San Diego last weekend, it shouldn't have come as a surprise to anyone that Gwynn was excited, but downplayed the long-term significance of the series triumph.
At least short-term, the series win over the Toreros is a big one. For starters, the Aztecs have struggled the past few seasons, compiling overall records of 26-34, 22-36 and 28-28 the last three seasons, while the Toreros have competed for NCAA postseason berths. Second, the Toreros opened their sparkling new ballpark with a home series against the Aztecs, and Gwynn's club spoiled the party in the sweetest way possible, a series sweep.
Now, with Oregon State at home the rest of the weekend, the Aztecs transform from a program of obscurity to one with a giant target on its back. That newfound publicity won't be any easier the rest of non-conference play either, as the Aztecs murderer's row continues after OSU with a four-game road series against No. 2 Arkansas in a couple of weeks.
"We all kind of sense something completely different about this club. We are playing really well right now," Gwynn said. "We had a setback with losing Ryan Muno to an injury, but it's a hurdle I think we're going to get over. We have a pretty good group now."
The Aztecs likely are without Muno for at least four-to-six weeks because of a broken hand, which won't require surgery. But in the meantime, they expect several talented bats to rise to the occasion.
Sophomore outfielder Greg Allen stepped up against the Toreros, flashing a consistent and quick bat, with good athleticism and speed. Meanwhile, the Aztecs also got a productive weekend from second baseman Tim Zier and designated hitter Brad Haynal, while freshman Tyler France also had a productive weekend with a .333 batting average.
"With the freshmen we have in right now and other players back, we feel like we have a lot more depth than we've had in a while," Gwynn said. "It's a combination of leadership, too. We got rid of some guys who honestly weren't making it very fun to be in the clubhouse. They were being knuckleheads and just doing things the coaches didn't want them to do. We had some attrition and now we have leaders like Greg Allen stepping up for us. They're helping us believe."
While the Aztecs certainly have improved from an offensive standpoint in key situations, as evidenced against San Diego, their pitching staff truly has a chance to be special this spring.
The Aztecs have an outstanding young sophomore arm in right-handed hurler Michael Cederoth. Cederoth certainly could improve his command, but has a fastball that can get into the upper 90s, sometimes even touching 100, while the pitch typically sits in the mid 90s come the middle innings.
SDSU also has an intriguing No. 2 starting pitcher in junior right-hander Philip Walby. Walby was called into Gwynn's office at one point last season and was told that he was the No. 34 player on the team out of 35 players. In other words, if he didn't improve, he likely was going to be shown the door. Walby responded by working hard during the summer and fall, and now has developed into one of the club's most talented arms with a fastball up to 94.
"I told him when I brought him into my office that I thought he could be a dude for us. So we threw him out there on a Tuesday night, and he started to get better and better," Gwynn said. "He came into the fall with a completely different mindset. He decided he wanted to be one of those guys. He still has issues with command sometimes, but he's on the fast track."
The Aztecs round out the rotation each week with senior right-hander Ryan Doran. Doran certainly doesn't have the power arm of Cederoth and Walby, but can consistently command four quality pitches.
"He's really come a long way for us," Gwynn said about Doran. "He's a strike thrower, but he's not going to overpower anyone. He just goes out there and throws a ton of strikes, and that's the perfect guy to throw on Sundays during the season."
San Diego State also has a special bullpen in the works with senior right-hander Ethan Miller, junior right-hander Justin Hepner and electric and bulldog freshman Bubba Derby leading the charge.
Hepner is an intriguing arm to watch. He made two appearances against the Toreros last weekend and didn't allow a run, but struck out six batters. He sat 88-92 with his fastball.
Derby is the most intriguing arm to watch out of this group. Derby is a 5-foot-10, 185-pounder, who really caught Gwynn and the coaching staff's attention during fall workouts.
"We saw it from Derby at the very beginning of the fall. He just has a different kind of moxie out there. He wasn't afraid, and he definitely wasn't afraid to go inside on hitters. For a freshman, he's very composed," Gwynn said. "We argued throughout the fall about whether to start him or put him in the bullpen, but with our team this year, we felt closer was the best fit."
Derby has electric stuff. He consistently sits 92-93 with his fastball and works the first-base side of the rubber. He can locate his pitches on both sides of the plate, sometimes using a quality changeup to complement his fastball.
"You can see him working right in front of you. I see him play catch with our guys everyday, and you can just see him thinking and experimenting," Gwynn said about Derby. "I notice when the game starts, he's at the edge of the dugout watching what each hitter is doing. He really pays attention to detail, and it shows when he's on the mound."
Time will tell if the Aztecs can sustain the level of play they performed with against the Toreros, but everything with this team points to a potential breakout campaign for Gwynn's club.
In the past, Gwynn has had to worry about his players in the clubhouse. Now, as he said, it's significantly different. Earlier this week, Gwynn asked his players in a huddle what they thought about the Aztecs suddenly getting all sorts of headlines on the national stage.
Their answer validated his thinking.
"We really have to look at the big picture, we still have a lot of improvements to make," he said. "But when I asked our guys about the newfound recognition, they all said it means nothing at this point. That kind of attitude tells me these guys understand what we're trying to do."
Southern Miss fighting through adversity
Southern Mississippi may or may not finish the season at the College World Series, but this program will know how to handle adversity.
Coach Scott Berry and the Golden Eagles truly have gone through a whirlwind the past two weeks. Earlier last week before opening day, residents of Hattiesburg, Miss., had a tornado rip through the middle of town, hitting the opposite end of USM's campus from the baseball facility, but still causing widespread destruction across the city.
Though certainly not as important in the grand scheme of things, the Golden Eagles entered opening weekend with several injuries on the diamond. Shortstop Michael Sterling was out because of a tweaked back, catcher Jared Bales missed opening weekend and probably won't be back until Conference USA play, and junior right-handed pitcher Conor Fisk, who was expected to be the squad's No. 3 starting pitcher, has missed time because of some mild shoulder soreness.
Despite these setbacks, the Golden Eagles still managed to put together an outstanding weekend against SEC foe Missouri, sweeping the series and using stellar pitching in the process.
"We got some outstanding starting pitching over the weekend, and that was the difference in the series." Southern Miss coach Scott Berry said. "I was really impressed with our pitching in that series, as we were really able to keep Missouri's offense down, in turn, giving our offense a chance to seize some momentum."
With Fisk still on the shelf, the Golden Eagles have looked to sophomore two-way player Mason Robbins to provide a punch on the backside of the weekend rotation. Robbins, like outstanding closer Bradley Roney, is an everyday player in the field. However, he's making a smooth transition to the starting rotation.
Robbins impressed in his first start against Missouri, striking out two and allowing just one run on two hits in six innings of work. He also was up to 90-91 with his fastball, but primarily sat 87-88 from the left side.
"He has a really effortless and quick arm out there, and the ball just seems to really get on top of hitters," Berry said. "I like his ability to command both sides of the plate. That makes him very special, outside of just being a talented left-handed pitcher."
Roney, who helps stabilize things out of the bullpen, has flashed a fastball up to 93, with that pitch typically sitting in the 89-91 range. Meanwhile, he also has a good, hard slider, with a bulldog-like attitude.
"There are plenty of teams out there that don't have one player who can effectively play both ways, but we have two of those guys," Berry said. "We just try to teach those two guys not to practice too hard out there to avoid getting tired at the end of the season. With that said, they're both really physical guys who should be ready each weekend."
The rest of the pitching staff also continues to perform at a high level. Sophomore left-handed pitcher Jake Drehoff is back in the weekend rotation and typically does a fantastic job of moving his mid-to-upper 80s fastball around the strike zone, while senior right-handed pitcher Andrew Pierce, who somehow didn't get drafted last summer, already is increasing his stock.
Pierce was fantastic in his first start against Missouri, striking out nine batters and allowing a run on six hits in seven innings of work. He also threw 99 pitches, 66 for strikes. In addition, he flashed elite stuff against the Tigers, sitting upper 80s, and up to 91 with his fastball. Last season, Pierce usually sat 84-88 with that fastball.
"The mound presence Drehoff and Pierce have already shown this spring, it's a drastic improvement," Berry said. "We have three guys out there on the weekends that simply don't get flustered when they pitch. They believe in their stuff and the team believes in them."
Adversity or not, this USM team, particularly the pitching staff, looks great moving forward.
Pitching prowess: Pepperdine's Scott Frazier vs. Texas A&M's Kyle Martin
Pepperdine junior right-handed pitcher Scott Frazier and Texas A&M senior right-handed pitcher Kyle Martin come from vastly different backgrounds, but both are intriguing prospects to watch as the 2013 campaign progresses.
Frazier was ranked No. 41 nationally out of high school, spurning the Phillies as a fifth-round pick to attend college. Meanwhile, Martin was ranked No. 465 nationally. Interestingly, Frazier had a fastball up to 91 out of high school, while Martin had a fastball up to 89.
As the season progresses, both guys are interesting arms to watch for different reasons. Frazier is one of the nation's top prospects for the 2013 MLB draft this summer, while Martin turned down the White Sox as a 35th-round pick last summer to return to Texas A&M with hopes of not only getting to Omaha, but also increasing his stock for this year's draft.
Martin is an interesting case to say the least. The 6-foot-7, 220-pounder, has spent the past few seasons as a reliever for the Aggies, working his way up to the main closer role last season. All this was done with a sidearm motion, which from a body that size, was tough on right-handed hitters.
But things changed for Martin last summer. With the Aggies losing Michael Wacha and Ross Stripling, both starting pitchers, to the MLB draft, and looking for some experience, they pointed to Martin as a guy they thought could be effective as a starter -- not as a sidearm pitcher, but as someone with an overhand motion.
"It's something we talked about at the end of last season. We made that suggestion to him as a senior, and we just said we wanted to take him back over the top. He was pretty excited about it," Texas A&M coach Rob Childress said. "I knew he had pretty good stuff overhand the first few semesters he was on campus. He just had trouble controlling his body with that size of his. He's gained a lot better control of his body since his first couple of seasons."
While Martin will face a much tougher opponent this weekend than he did last weekend against Illinois-Chicago, the righty couldn't have been much more impressive in his debut with an overhanded arm motion.
Martin struck out 10 batters, walked no one, and allowed just two runs (none earned) on five hits in 6 2/3 innings of work. Stuff-wise, the righty was consistently 89-93 with his fastball, 80-82 with the changeup and 76-78 with the curveball.
"I was certainly proud of him, as he worked really hard all summer long to perfect his game," Childress said. "He's gone from a short stint guy to a starter, and he couldn't have performed better than he did [against UIC}. Pretty special performance for the firs time out."
The more heralded Frazier will toe the rubber for the Waves when the two teams meet on Friday night. And in a way, Frazier will be looking for a little redemption after allowing seven runs on 11 hits in 5 2/3 innings of work last seasons against A&M.
Frazier has had a rather interesting baseball career. He shined as a high school player, both as a pitcher and an elite hitter. Some thought Frazier was good enough to hit at the next level, but with his massive 6-foot-7, 230-pound frame, it was obvious his future was a pitcher.
Frazier had some injury issues as a freshman and made just four appearances. But last season, he blossomed as a starting pitcher, tallying a 3.93 ERA in 103 innings of work. He also struck out 69 and walked 31, while teams hit him at a .264 clip.
The talented right-hander had a big-time fastball up to 95 as a sophomore last season, but the biggest difference between then and now is the continued development of his secondary offerings.
"His secondary stuff has really improved. He's moved from a slider to a curveball, and he's been successful doing that," Pepperdine coach Steve Rodriguez said. "Last week, he had the changeup and curveball working pretty good. He'll be even more effective as he continues to figure things out with the secondary stuff."
From a simple stuff standpoint, Frazier has a fastball that sits in the lower to mid 90s, topping out at 95. He also uses a hard changeup up to 84 and a curveball, also hard, that can get up to 79. With his frame and stuff, Frazier has drawn at least some comparisons to former Notre Dame pitcher and Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija.
"In terms of developing the overall aspect of his game, once you get to the next level and the higher classes in the minor leagues, you have to be able to mix your pitches and throw your breaking pitchers where you want to," Rodriguez said. "The higher up he goes in someone's farm system, the better he needs to be at throwing all his pitches for strikes."
Series to watch
No. 8 Oregon State at San Diego State: In arguably the biggest surprise of opening weekend, the Aztecs did a clean sweep of crosstown rival San Diego. Now, the Aztecs hope to build off that series win this weekend when they face the Beavers. SDSU has a stout starting rotation with Michael Cederoth and Philip Walby leading the way, and both premier arms with fastballs in the 90s, or close to 100 in the case of Cederoth, while freshman right-handed pitcher Bubba Derby has been a spark plug of the bullpen. Meanwhile, OSU is off to a hot start both at the plate and on the mound, and could have left-handed pitcher Ben Wetzler back this weekend in a limited role. Wetzler was out opening weekend with a minor injury. THE PICK: Oregon State
Stony Brook at No. 1 North Carolina: After going 0-3 last weekend against Florida International, things don't get easier for the Seawolves this weekend as they face the top-ranked Tar Heels. UNC will be without usual starting pitcher Hobbs Johnson, who continues to nurse a minor injury, while the Seawolves need some offensive production to help support starting pitchers Daniel Zamora, a freshman, and Frankie Vanderka, who each pitched well against the Panthers. Zamora and Vanderka both are arms that can get their fastballs into the 90s. THE PICK: North Carolina
Loyola Marymount at No. 9 Oregon: After taking two of three from Utah in what was a rather competitive series last weekend, the Lions hit the road to take on the Ducks. Oregon left-handed starting pitcher Christian Jones missed last season because of an injury, but came back strong opening weekend against Hawaii with a fastball up to 93. Meanwhile, LMU enters the weekend with a pair of seasoned starting pitchers in Colin Welmon and Trevor Megill. Megill has a big-time arm with a fastball sitting 86-89, tops 90 last week (usually is 90-plus) in addition to a 74-77 curveball, 79-81 changeup and 80-84 slider. THE PICK: Oregon
No. 5 UCLA at Baylor: The Bruins were stymied in their season opener against Minnesota, but bounced back from an offensive standpoint in Games 2 and 3, respectively. Now, UCLA hits the road this weekend to face a Baylor squad that struggled mightily at UC Irvine last weekend. We all knew the Bears had some rebuilding to do, but this much? We'll find out a lot about BU this weekend, as the Bears need strong starts from bulldog Max Garner and Dillon Newman. It'll be good to see UCLA ace right-handed pitcher Adam Plutko this weekend, who topped out at 92 last weekend against Minnesota. Also keep an eye on freshman closer James Kaprielian, who has a fastball sitting 90-94. THE PICK: UCLA
Florida Gulf Coast at No. 7 Florida: It's not everyday that a program is completely built from scratch, but coach Dave Tollett and his coaching staff have done a terrific job of turning the Eagles into a contender sooner rather than later. The Eagles had a very solid opening weekend, going 2-1, and head to Gainesville, Fla., with one of the state's best ace pitchers in veteran right-hander Ricky Knapp, who struck out five, walked one, and allowed just two hits in six innings against St. John's last weekend. UF is loaded with talent as usual, but will have a young rotation this weekend with freshmen Tucker Simpson and Eric Hanhold starting. THE PICK: Florida
No. 19 Cal State Fullerton at No. 20 TCU: The Titans couldn't have gotten off to a hotter start. They went 4-0 opening weekend with a pair of outstanding young arms leading the charge in Thomas Eshelman and fireballer Justin Garza. Eshelman showed pinpoint command in an opening day start, while Garza was up to 96 with his fastball. Meanwhile, TCU is coming off a tough 0-3 weekend at Mississippi. Keep an eye on sophomore left-handed pitcher Brandon Finnegan, who was consistently 94-97 against the Rebels last weekend. THE PICK: Cal State Fullerton
Pepperdine at Texas A&M: The Waves and Aggies do battle in what should be an interesting series between the two large state powers. The Waves are coming off a good series against Western Michigan, and a loss at Fullerton, with outstanding starting pitchers RHP Scott Frazier and LHP Aaron Brown leading the way. Frazier has a fastball up to 95 with improving secondary stuff, while Brown was consistently 91-93 last weekend. Meanwhile, the Aggies are a work in progress from an offensive standpoint, but have an intriguing ace right-handed pitcher in Kyle Martin, who moved from sidearmer to overhand with his arm motion in the offseason. Martin was up to 93 opening weekend. THE PICK: Texas A&M
California at UC Irvine: The Golden Bears overcame some adversity to do a clean sweep of Michigan last weekend. Ace left-handed pitcher Justin Jones was lifted from the game after allowing four runs in just 3 1/3 innings of work, but the rest of the pitching staff took care of business to earn a home series sweep over Michigan. Meanwhile, UC Irvine had a terrific weekend in a series sweep over Baylor, using great starts from fireballer Andrew Thurman and crafty Matt Whitehouse to get the job done. THE PICK: UC Irvine
Notre Dame at Tulane: If you're looking for a series this weekend loaded with big-time prospects, this is your ticket. The Fighting Irish have a big-time closer in Dan Slania, who has a fastball in the mid-to-upper 90s, while third baseman Eric Jagielo is a big-time prospect with outstanding raw power. Meanwhile, Tulane got an outstanding debut from right-handed pitcher Tony Rizzotti last weekend, who sat in the low-to-mid 90s with his fastball. This should be a tremendous series with potential postseason implications at the end of the year. THE PICK: Tulane
Kent State at San Diego: Raise your hand if you thought this series would feature a pair of teams that struggled opening weekend. The Golden Flashes went 0-4 in the UNC Wilmington tournament last summer, as ace pitcher Tyler Skulina allowed seven runs on six hits in five innings of work. JUCO transfer pitcher Taylor Williams was a bright spot, but the Flashes otherwise struggled on the mound. The Toreros had chances to win a couple of games against rival SDSU last weekend, but couldn't get the job done. USD will need a good start from right-handed pitcher Michael Wagner this weekend. Wagner, making his first start since converting from the bullpen to starter, only was up to 91 with his fastball against the Aztecs. THE PICK: San Diego Indiana at Georgia Southern: The Hoosiers had a very solid opening weekend down in Florida with a 2-1 record, both quality wins over Louisville and South Florida. IU ace starting pitcher Joey DeNato is coming off a fantastic start, and he'll need to be sharp again this weekend against a sizzling hot Georgia Southern club. The Eagles opened the season with a series win over in-state power Georgia before beating Florida in midweek action. A series win by the Hoosiers would really help their road resume moving forward, while Rodney Hennon's club's fast start is opening some eyebrows. THE PICK: Georgia Southern
Tournament games to watch
Kansas State vs. No. 13 Kentucky (Caravelle Classic)
Kansas State vs. Coastal Carolina (Caravelle Classic)
Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 4 LSU (LSU tournament)
Elon vs. No. 13 Kentucky (Caravelle Classic)
Purdue vs. No. 17 Mississippi State (Diamond Classic)
Purdue vs. Samford (Diamond Classic)
Connecticut vs. UCF (UCF tournament)
College of Charleston vs. Indiana State (Auburn tournament)
No. 13 Kentucky vs. Coastal Carolina (Caravelle Classic)
Samford vs. No. 17 Mississippi State (Diamond Classic)
Missouri State vs. No. 23 Southern Mississippi (USM tournament)
Texas Tech vs. UCF (UCF tournament)
College of Charleston vs. Auburn (Auburn tournament)
New Mexico vs. No. 21 Oklahoma (Kleberg Bank Invitational)
Holy Cross vs. Virginia Tech (Virginia Tech tournament)
Connecticut vs. Texas Tech (UCF tournament)
Troy vs. UCF (UCF tournament)
Indiana State vs. Auburn (Auburn tournament)
College of Charleston vs. Middle Tennessee State (Auburn tournament)


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A 47-year-old man from Roseville was arrested on Wednesday, May 8 after he was caught stealing from the Nordstrom department store in Santa Monica.
At 12:25 pm officers of the SMPD were called out to the store in order to investigate a theft report. When the officers arrived they spoke with the loss prevention agents who told them what had happened.
Apparently, a man had entered the store and had proceeded to conceal some items of clothing upon his person. This man was then seen to place some additional items of clothing on a chair that was situated right next to an exit.
The man then left the store, and when he was outside he noticed that an employee of the store was standing next to the exit and that this employee had witnessed the whole affair.
The man approached this employee and threatened him with physical violence if he dared to utter one word about what he was up to.
This man then returned to the store, retrieved the items from the chair, mounted his bicycle and fled.
The officers went in search of this suspected thief and discovered him at Fourth Street and Olympic Boulevard.
The store employees positively identified the man and the property recovered.
This resident of Roseville, California, was charged with burglary, and petty theft with a prior offense. Bail was set at $20,000.
Editor's Note: These reports are part of a regular police coverage series entitled "Alert Police Blotter" (APB), which injects some minor editorial into certain police activities in Santa Monica. Not all of the Mirror's coverage of incidents involving police are portrayed in this manner. More serious crimes and police-related activities are regularly reported without editorial in the pages of the Santa Monica Mirror and its website, smmirror.com.


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Step By Step Guide to Your Own Workout Routine - Part II: Choosing the Right Training Style(s) for Your Goals
Image 1: Maybe it is because I don't have the beard, but for me HIT a la Mike Metzner never worked out ;-) |
A fundamental decision: The "right" training type(s) / style(s) for you
When you are planning your workout days the first decision you will have to make relates to the "training type" or "training style". Based on this decision and the number and schedule of your workouts your will then decide on the optimal training split. It goes without saying that we are dealing with a two-tier menu, here. In other words, there is a range of strength and a range of conditioning workouts you can chose from, when planning your workout regimen.
Strength workouts | Conditioning workouts |
Classic full body strength training Circuit training High(er) volume bodybuilding split German volume training Escalating density training Pyramid training 5x5 high intensity training HIT a la Mike Metzner Olympic / powerlifting | Low intensity steady state High intensity steady state High intensity interval Metabolic circuit training Cross-fit conditioning workouts Other sports |
Table 1: Examples of "training styles" you could chose from (not intended to be complete!) |
"Right"? What's that supposed to mean and how do I know?
That said, we are already approaching the question of "which type of training is right for me and my goals" - a tricky question in which you will have to consider a whole host of parameters, of which I believe that the most important ones are:
- your training schedule: If the training schedule you have outlined based on what you have learned in the last installment allows for just one strength workout per week, this must be a full-body workout. If you have four or five workout days, you will have to use a body part split.
- your training experience, conditioning and age: Just like the number of workouts must be matched to your experience, your athleticism and your age (or potential health issues), you will have to chose your workout style accordingly, as well. Other than in the case of the training schedule, which has little to no restrictive influence on the range of conditioning workouts you can chose from, your training experience, your conditioning and your overall health could make it hard or not advisable to perform certain conditioning workouts. As I have hinted at before, I don't believe in HIIT training for morbidly obese trainees, simply because walking on an incline at a constant (moderate) tempo for 15 minutes is already very high intensity training for someone who carries an additional 100-200lbs of body fat around. Similarly, someone who has never lifted weights before would be ill-advised to do any sort of high intensity lifting (only), simply because chances are that he or she will just move the weight from point A to point B without stimulating the muscle, but putting lots of stress on cartilage and joints.
- your personal preference and previous choices: Many trainees who want to see optimal results make the fundamental mistake of following a plan to the T, although they hate doing what they do. In other words, a commonly overlooked, but fundamentally important question you should ask yourself is: "What type of training do I want to do?" If you want to get stronger, but hate O-lifting, you better ignore
all expert advice that this would be the best way to get stronger,
and rather pick a more bodybuilding oriented HIT regimen a la Mike Metzner - assuming you like BB-style workouts better than olympic lifts. In this regards, you will yet have to be cautious not to stick to your favorite routine forever. The HST (hypertrophy-specific training) regimen with its carefully planned macro- and micro-cycles of heavy lifting in the lower and lighter lifting in the higher rep ranges has not been around for so long for nothing. From a physiological perspective it simply makes sense that maximal muscle gain requires adequate strength gains in as much as maximal strength gains won't occur if you don't make sure that your muscles also grow (I will address the issue of "periodization" in an individual post)
- your goals: Based on the previous considerations, the number of workout styles you can / want to chose from should have narrowed down considerably. It is thusly time to make a decision on which of these suits your current goals best (remember: whenever your goals change, e.g. when you have lost enough fat and want to start building muscle, you will have to revisit this choice!).
Since it is virtually impossible to come up with definite pairs of workout-style < > goal, and in view of the fact that I have bombarded you with more than enough theoretical information I will try to come up with a handful of common examples:
- health focus, three days a week: 2x full body classic bodybuilding inspired routine (use different exercises, i.e. routine A and B), 1x HIIT
- health focus, four days a week: 1x full body circuit training (3 rounds), 1x light intensity steady state (35 min), 1x 5x5 high(er) intensity lifting, 1x HIIT (15 min)
- weight loss focus, three days a week: 1x HIIT (20min), 1x full body circuit training (3 rounds), 1x steady state cardio (45 min on rowing machine; largely underrated "cardio" equipment, by the way)
- weight loss focus, four days a week: 2x escalating density training (chest + back, shoulders + legs, arms as supersets), 1x HIIT (20 min), 1x light steady state (35min on incline treadmill)
- hypertrophy focus, three days a week: 2x classic bodybuilding split (day 1: upper body or push; day 2: lower body or pull), 1x HIIT (15 min) + optional ab and flexibility work
- hypertrophy focus, four days a week: 2x escalating density training, 1x powerlifting, 1x steady state cardio (35min rowing ;-)
- hypertrophy focus, five days a week (hardcore ;-): 3x classic bodybuilding split, 2x powerlifting, 2x additional HIIT training either in the morning or 1x steady state (30min) and 1x HIIT (10min) after two workouts of your choice
- strength focus, three days a week: 2x 5x5 training, 1x HIIT (20min) or 1x olymypic lifting + 1x HIIT in the morning or after one of the strength workouts
- strength focus, four days a week: 3x HIT a la Mike Metzner (push, pull, legs), 1x light intensity steady state cardio (45min walking on treadmill)
- strength focus, five days a week: 2x powerlifting, 2x olympic lifting, 1x steady state cardio (35min rowing)
- Variety means freedom and keeps you from getting bored: You will probably have noticed that many of the templates combine different training styles. This is particularly true for the regimen with more than three workout days and with respect to the "cardiovascular" or conditioning work you are performing. The reasons for that are two-fold: For one, performed correctly, i.e. at maximum intensity, a 15-20min HIIT will require about as much recovery time as a 50min strength workout. A light intensity steady state "aerobic" workout, on the other hand can actually accelerate your recovery (assuming that you have a decent baseline conditioning). It does thusly, at least in my humble opinion, make sense to include one "classic cardio" session into your regimen, especially if you are sitting at a desk for the rest of the day. Secondly, you will notice that having the option of doing one or the other will allow you to chose your cardio workout according to what you feel like. Just got that new magazine in the mail? Well, then discard the 20min HIIT and read your magazine while you are fidgeting around on the cross trainer ;-)
- Auxilliary work not directly related to your goal can make all the difference: If you look at the "hardcore bodybuilding split" (hypertrophy, 5-day routine) you will see that this is not one of those stupid 5-day splits you see in the magazines. You rather follow a classic 3-day bodybuilding split from Mo-Wed, rest, and perform a push-pull powerlifting type of training on Friday and Saturday. This is similar to one of Layne Norton's plans, who, I am sure, is just as aware as you should be that by improving your major lifts and your overall strength on the "powerlifting days", you are able to get much more out of the "hypertrophy days" earlier in the week. Similarly, a power- or olympic lifter would be ill-advised to neglect his overall conditioning. With the "low" training volume, auxilliary long(er) duration light(er) intensity cardio sessions are thusly an ideal complement to make sure that he does not have to drop the bar, simply he gets wind.
I guess, by now you probably understand, why I have hitherto shied away from this type of blogposts. I have spent the whole sunny Sunday afternoon "blogging" and covered no more than ~15% of what I had in mind, when I sat down. I hope you have still gotten some inspiration, and promise that I am going to do my very best to tackle all of the following issues
- pairing body parts - antagonistic, synergistic, arms on their own day... ?
- set and rep ranges - 1-5 for strength, 6-12 for size and 12-20 ...?
- exercise selection - do's & don'ts (for a sneak peak check out the EMG series)?
- periodization - HST, intra-workout "periodization" a la Hatfield... ?
And don't forget: The comment section (below) is open for suggestions, wishes and questions on this and for the future installments of this series - don't be shy folks ;-)


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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
L'Eroica: Under Age 60 Registrations Closed
This announcement appeared today: "ISCRIZIONI CHIUSE PER GLI UNDER '60 ITALIANI E NON!" (Registrations closed for Under 60 for Italians and non-Italians).
We reported in January that L'Eroica would be implementing field limits. Registration opened February 1st.
2010 Le'Eroica video here. Other L'Eroica stories:
Martin Appel's L'Eroica adventure in three parts: Part I, Part II, and Part III
Riding L'Eroica on a 3 speed Pashley (includes a link to a video)
Riding L'Eroica on a fixed gear
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We're going to try to be there for the market this year in order to see what the proper bicycles might cost and will likely stick around for some of the actual event. But by the time we're living there and have the period-correct equipment to actually participate,yours truly will probably BE 60 years old so the registration part will at least be easier!
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