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Thousands of years ago, when a stargazer noticed a bright, new speck in the sky, one that wasn't there the night before, he likely would have been mystified. For early astronomers, stars were eternal, appearing faithfully on the dark firmament night after night since the beginning of time. What message might the gods be sending by throwing this newcomer into the familiar pattern?
"If stars developed on a faster time scale, then people might have been able to figure out sooner, 'Gee, they're not just points painted on the ceiling,'" says John Beacom, a physicist at The Ohio State University. "They didn't know how to decode it when a new star appeared, and they couldn't guess it was a star exploding."
Nowadays physicists not only are aware of these celestial explosions, they eagerly await the next one to happen nearby. An exploding star's intense conditions could provide us with a glimpse of physics that we could never recreate on Earth.
Supernovae are not rare. Every second, a few stars in the universe expire as supernovae. But it's a big universe, and in our own Milky Way, only two or three go off every hundred years, scientists estimate. The last observed supernova went off in the Large Magellanic Cloud, just outside the Milky Way at a distance of 163,000 light-years from Earth. That was seen in 1987. The last observed supernova in our own galaxy was Kepler's Star, spotted in 1604. It was 20,000 light-years away.
Supernovae come in two types. One type of supernova is born when two white dwarfs merge or when, in a binary star system consisting of a white dwarf and another type of star, the white dwarf accretes too much material from the other. The overwhelming mass of the merged star compresses it to the point that the resulting heat ignites a thermonuclear runaway.
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Since the discovery of a Higgs boson by the CMS and ATLAS Collaborations in 2012, physicists at the LHC have been making intense efforts to measure this new particle's properties. The Standard Model Higgs boson is the particle associated with an all-pervading field that is believed to impart mass to fundamental particles via the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism. Awaited for decades, the 2012 observation was a historical milestone for the LHC and led to the award of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics to Peter Higgs and François Englert. An open question arising from the discovery is whether the new particle is the one of the Standard Model — or a different one, perhaps just one of many types of Higgs bosons waiting to be found. Since the particle's discovery, physicists at the LHC have been making intense efforts to answer this question.
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There are a few big placeholders in our understanding of the universe: dark energy, dark matter, gravitational waves. These are the names of things that should exist with certain general properties in order for our most cherished notion(s) of the universe not to collapse, but their precise nature is as yet undetermined.
It all feels a bit precarious, as proving the nonexistence of any of these concepts might put other, more certain notions into question, like the constancy of the gravitational force throughout the universe. And while we have these big blanks blacking out vast regions of understanding, we have something like the opposite in antimatter: we can see it readily in labs and in nature, but we don't have the immense cosmic blank to fit it into. One should exist out there, but we don't see it. The universe seems to be composed almost entirely of regular matter.
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Some of the most attention-drawing results from the Tevatron have been the recent ones about a certain asymmetry in the production of top quark pairs. When a proton collides with an antiproton, they can produce a top quark and a top antiquark, and the direction of the top quark tends to be along the direction of the proton. This result, depicted above, should happen more often than the case where the top quark is produced moving in the direction of the initial antiproton. How much more often? The so-called forward case is predicted to happen somewhere between 5 and 13 percent more often than the backward case.
Initial measurements of this asymmetry in 2008 came out somewhat higher than this expectation. Later measurements, taken using more data, are closer to the prediction, but we want to be quite sure that we understand what is happening in this kind of collision. In particular, because a top quark is so massive, there is some possibility that it has new interactions with as-yet-unseen particles that might change this asymmetry. So an obvious thing to do is to look at the forward-backward asymmetry with another quark that is thought not to have new physics associated with its production.
That other quark would be the bottom quark, the first of the two quarks discovered here at Fermilab. The bottom quark is much less massive than the top quark and has been very extensively studied.
The DZero collaboration has measured the forward-backward asymmetry of the production of bottom quark-antiquark pairs. In order to make the measurement easier, we looked at a very specific case of what happens to these quarks after they are produced. We looked at the case in which the bottom quark paired with an up antiquark to make a particle called B- that then decayed into two specific particles: a J/Ψ and a K-. The reason to look for this particular decay pattern is that the J/Ψ itself is easy to see; it decays to a very distinctive pair of muons.
The result is that the forward-backward production asymmetry for the production of bottom quark-antiquark pairs is -0.27 ± 0.45 percent. That is essentially zero. The prediction is fairly close to zero too: The prediction was 1.12 ± 0.77 percent. The agreement between these numbers supports the original assertion that there might not be new physics in bottom quark production. And so it seems that the bottom isn't lopsided after all!
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For this project, we were assigned Different countries to solve certain water problems, by creating a efficient easy to make filter. My group was assigned Canada, and Canada had certain problems with their welling system.
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For the project we made a filter that consisted of a plant, many layers of protective cloth, and a long pipe to get the water into a cup. What we would do is we poured the water into the plant, because the plant filters out all the bacteria. Then the water went through the plant and into the many layers of protective cloth, to filter out the dirt from the plant. Then the water went through the pipe and into the cup

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DC's Best Oyster Happy Hours by Neighborhood
Elegant raw bars chock-full of fresh oysters are ubiquitous in this town; the city's proximity to the Chesapeake Bay provides us with some of the richest, most buttery oysters on the east coast. But feasting on these local treats can get expensive, given that some places charge anywhere from $2 to more than $3 a pop… which doesn't sound too bad, until you remember that you're, you know, ordering them by the dozen. Luckily, some of DC's finest oysters get seriously discounted at happy hour. You just have to know where to look. We rounded up the very best happy hours in some of DC's most popular neighborhoods, so oyster night doesn't have to fall on payday.
Sea Catch RestaurantGeorgetown
It's hard to keep a secret in a neighborhood as busy as Georgetown, but Sea Catch -- and its old-school DC vibe -- has managed to stay under the radar for decades. The restaurant offers $1 raw oysters and half-priced drinks at the bar during happy hour, which runs Monday through Friday from 5 to 7pm. This is the place to be for anyone looking to enjoy some oysters in a smart setting where it's easy to have a conversation without shouting -- not the easiest quality to find in DC restaurants these days.
Black JackLogan Circle
Located above Pearl Dive Oyster Palace, Black Jack offers two-for-one oysters during happy hour, and they're some of the freshest around -- all you'll want, dressing-wise, is a squeeze of lemon. Plus, there's an indoor bocce court, so once you fill up on half-priced bivalves, you can grab an Abita and hit the games.
UrbanaDupont Circle
Don't overlook Urbana for raw bar specials -- happy hour at this chic hotel bar inside the Hotel Palomar offers $1 oysters along with a menu of other Italian snacks and drinks, like $7 cocktails and $8 grilled calamari. So grab an Aperol spritz and get to it.
Eat the RichShaw
Mixologist Derek Brown's heavy metal-tinged raw bar recently launched a "Brine Time" happy hour, featuring savory and salty cocktails for $9 a pop, paired with buttery Rappahannock River Oysters for $1 each. Specials run Monday through Saturday from 5-7pm, and all day Sunday. We'd recommend going for an "oyster back" -- an oyster, a shot of rye, and pickle brine, $6 for the set.
Hank's Oyster BarCapitol Hill (& other locations)
Elbow past the lobbyists and lawmakers to grab a spot at the bar, where select oysters are $1.25 each from 3 to 7pm Monday through Saturday, and from 3pm to close on Sundays. Pair these with their $4-5 wine, punch, and beer. Check out their regular menu, too -- especially the lobster roll with Old Bay fries and the New England-style clam chowder. The proximity to Eastern Market and Barracks Row make it a good midday stop, as well.
Old Ebbitt GrillDowntown
Yes, Old Ebbitt Grill is a huge tourist draw, thanks to its status as the oldest restaurant in the city. That doesn't mean locals should ignore it -- especially when it comes to fresh oysters and a cold beer. The back bar is a great place to hang out during happy hour, when all oysters are half off, and there are plenty of choose from. There's always plenty of space, so groups will be happy here. The best part is that the deal runs seven days a week from 3 to 6pm, then again from 11pm to 1am (and 2am on the weekends).
Pop's SeaBarAdams Morgan
The small patio at Pop's is ideal for people watching and a great spot to slurp back a few happy-hour oysters. Select oysters are just $1 Monday through Friday from 3:30 to 6:30pm, as well as from midnight to close Friday and Saturday. Take advantage of $3 Tecate tallboys and $2 Natty Bohs as well... or try an Orange Crush cocktail that will make any Marylander proud.
The Grilled Oyster CompanyCathedral Heights
This area of DC is starting to up its restaurant game, and The Grilled Oyster Company in Cathedral Heights is one of the newest additions. During happy hour, snag oysters on the half shell for $1.50 each from 3:30 to 6:45pm (yes, it's pretty oddly specific) from Monday through Friday. Check the restaurant's chalkboard for daily specials, and try to grab a spot on the sidewalk, which affords great people-watching opportunities. The bar offers tons of wines, local beers, and Bay punch for $5 then, too. Be warned, however: the neighborhood skews a bit toward young families, so don't go here expecting a buzzy vibe or a kid-free zone.
Rappahannock Oyster BarNoMa
The DC outpost of this Chesapeake Bay oyster operation has happy hour Tuesday through Friday from 4 to 7pm at its bar inside bustling Union Market. While getting a table can be tough, deals at the sleek bar include half-priced raw oysters and clams, with a minimum order of six. Wash them back with $4 beers and glasses of wine.
All SetSilver Spring
Evoking the vibes -- as well as the bright blue-and-white decor -- of a classic New England seafood hangout (cocktails include the Fenway Park, the Provincetown, and the HIHOWAYA), All Set is another restaurant offering both regular and late-night happy-hour menus. Oysters are a buck each from 3 to 7pm Monday through Thursday, 3 to 6:30pm Friday and Saturday, and Sunday from 3pm to close. Late-night specials happen from 10 onward on Friday and Saturday. There are cocktails for $5 and a daily punch for $7 a glass.
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After an investigation by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Marshals Service has carried out the seizure of more than $800,000-worth of FDA-regulated goods from J & L Grocery in Alma, Arkansas.
The seizures occurred on November 7 and 8 at the J & L Grocery retail store and warehouse locations in the north of Alma. J & L Grocery is a discount or "salvage" grocery store. Salvage grocery stores sell products considered unfit for sale by traditional retailers. For example, the products may be near their expiration, packaging may be damaged, or items may have been salvaged from truck wrecks.
According to the prosecution, the seized property included food, drugs, and cosmetics which had been "packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with filth or may have been rendered injurious to health."
The FDA investigation of J & L Grocery took place between September 19 through October 23. Images accompanying the prosecution's filing show rodents in the warehouse. One image appears to show mice nesting in a box of packaged food products. Insects and fecal matter are visible in other images. According to the prosecution, investigators discovered "widespread pest infestation" involving "live and dead" rodents and insects which were found to be "in contact with human and animal food, drug, device, and cosmetic products." Investigators also found "live raccoons and at least one live cat in the storage areas."
The inspection also revealed issues with the buildings, including holes in exterior walls, litter around the building, and water leaks.
Expired drugs and drugs which were improperly stored were being offered for sale. These medicines were neither tested nor inspected before being put on sale, as is required by the FDA. Additionally, "J & L failed to keep distribution records to facilitate any necessary recall" of the products they held.
The products were taken by law enforcement using a process known as civil asset forfeiture. This is a procedure where law enforcement may take possession of property or assets if it is suspect of being involved in a crime. In most states, property may be taken even if no criminal charges have been filed against the property owner.
"We're unaware of adverse events associated with the use of products purchased at J & L Grocery," said Commissioner of Food and Drugs Scott Gottlieb. "The work of our field force and the goals of our vigorous oversight efforts are to find these kinds of potential hazards and intervene before consumers are harmed."
J & L Grocery has defended its practices. "J & L Grocery has been a valuable member of the local community for years," said defense attorney J. Dalton Person in a statement. "It is unfortunate that the federal government decided to send nine FDA inspectors to Alma, Arkansas for a 34-day long inspection of J & L Grocery and has now instituted legal proceedings to seize more than $800,000 worth of goods. … We look forward to our day in court."
Our consumer protection role is the bedrock of the FDA's culture," said Gottlieb, explaining his agency's actions. "We'll continue to take action against adulterated products as necessary to protect the public health and the safety of Americans."
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Moby Dick Big Read finally enabled me to tackle this intimidating novel. The first chapter (narrated by Tilda Swinton) was so well done that I was hooked. Other bloggers had mentioned that the book had funny moments, but I wouldn't have believed if I hadn't read/heard it for myself. Ishmael's initial encounter with Queequeg is just one of several amusing scenes. But Moby Dick is far from a comedy.
One blogger has linked to the negative reviews at Amazon.com. Although I laughed at most of them, I have to agree that the book sometimes lacks flow. Many chapters seem disjointed and some could even be removed without hurting the story. There are chapters on whale bones, whale blubber, whale heads, the whale's color, etc. I finally came to the conclusion that the author was just as monomaniacal about whales as Ahab was about one particular whale. Yet, this is more than a novel about whales. It's a fascinating look into the hearts of men: their superstitions, their hopes, their motives. And it's beautifully written. In spite of the tedious bits, I reveled in Melville's biblical allusions and his luscious metaphors:
On Queequeg deep in the hull: Stripped to his woolen drawers, the tattooed savage was crawling about amid the dampness and slime like a green-spotted lizard at the bottom of a well. (Chapter 110)
On the appetites of the harpooners: While their masters seemed afraid of the sound of their own jaws, they [the harpooners]dined like lords; they filled their bellies like Indian ships all day loading with spices. (Chapt. 34)
I feel inadequate to review this masterpiece and refer you to another blogger who has done it quite well. I look forward to reading a physical copy of this book in the future to better savor the beautiful language.


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I study ethology and sensory ecology, exploring both the biological and psychological aspects of sensation and their influence upon behaviours. I am presently investigating aspects of motion and camouflage to see precisely the interactions between movement patterns and camouflage strategies. Subsequently I aim to investigate the best strategy to minimise the probability of detection of an organism, whilst it moves between two locales (i.e. from A to B).
In the summer of 2016, I completed my BSc in Biological Sciences at the University of Bristol with a 2:1 (honours). Therein, I completed several research projects, focussing more specifically on the subjects of sensory biology and behavioural ecology.
"How well do Humans, Homo sapiens, localise pre-recorded Dunnock, Prunella modularis, seep calls when modulated in pitch and repetition"
Supervised by Prof. Andy Radford & Prof. Innes Cuthill
"Investigating the physical and acoustic anti-predatory behaviours of the garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) and the Forbes' silkmoth (Rothschildia forbesi)"
Supervised by Dr. Marc Holderied
"How do variations in payoff (to the group versus the individual and to the direct versus the indirect) affect collective intelligence?"
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I have benefited from the tutoring and support of Professor Innes Cuthill throughout my Bachelor's degree; I continue to work with him, as well as Dr. Nick Scott-Samuel on my current projects.


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Recognizing and Avoiding Medicine Errors
Written by Faith Anderson on January 18, 2013
Medicine Errors and Ways to Avoid Them
1. Overmedicating. Many OTC medicines contain the same active ingredient, even when they are designed to treat different symptoms. The most common example of this involves acetaminophen, one of the most common drugs in the U.S., which is found in numerous OTC cough, cold and flu medications. If you treat your child's cough with a product containing acetaminophen, and his fever with a different product containing acetaminophen, he'll get double the recommended dose.
Avoid this by: Only treating the major symptom in children older than four, and don't give your child two medications at once unless directed by your child's doctor.
2. Improperly measuring. Using a household kitchen spoon instead of standardized dosing spoons, syringes or cups can be problematic, since spoons can hold two to three times more liquid than the others. Even the devices that come with medicines can lead to improper measuring, however. According to a study from the New York University School of Medicine, 70% of parents pour more than the recommended amount of medication into dosing cups.
Avoid this by: Using a dosing spoon, dropper or syringe instead of a dosing cup or kitchen spoon. And be sure to always read the markings on the device carefully. "Teaspoon (tsp.) and tablespoon (Tbsp.) can look very similar," says Stuart Levine, Pharm.D., of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. "If you mix them up, your child can get three times the recommended amount."
3. Basing dose on your child's age instead of weight. Children's bodies metabolize medicines differently depending on how much they weigh, not how old they are. This is especially important to remember if your child is over- or underweight for his age, as this can result in too large or too small doses of medication.
Avoid this by: Consulting your child's pediatrician before giving him an OTC medicine if his weight is higher or lower than what's designated in the corresponding age category on the drug label. Your child's doctor and pharmacist should also take your his weight into consideration when writing and filling prescriptions.
4. Failing to read the label. If your child takes medicine regularly, it's easy to fall into a routine and forget to check the label for dosage instructions and the expiration date. Doctors and pharmacists also sometimes make mistakes when writing or filling prescriptions, which is another reason why reading the label is crucial.
Avoid this by: Making sure you can read the prescription that your child's pediatrician writes. If you can't, ask the doctor for the proper spelling and dosing information so you can write it down. Also be sure to ask your child's pediatrician about changes to recurring prescriptions.
5. Using medicines for "off-label" purposes. Some parents give their children Benadryl to help them sleep on long flights, but research shows that 10% of children actually get more excitable, not calm, after taking the medication. When researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center conducted research which the intention of showing that Benadryl causes drowsiness, they instead found that it actually made kids more hyperactive.
Avoid this by: Bringing plenty of snacks, games and fun toys along with you the next time your child is on an airplane.


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The Senate healthcare bill is wending its way through the august chamber. Right now, it remains to be seen if the legislation will get voted on before the July 4 recess.
So far, the Senate leadership has fallen short of securing the 50 votes necessary to pass the measure, according to media reports.
That could be bad news for healthcare real estate investment trusts, according to Mizuho Securities analyst Richard Andersen and Zachary Silverberg.
Like hospital stocks, healthcare REITs have enjoyed a boost from the Senate legislation, which was unveiled last week. The bill, which aims to repeal and replace Obamacare, is viewed as far friendlier than the measure voted on by the House of Representatives last month.
But Mizuho's Andersen and Silverberg argue that the stocks are "vulnerable to a material correction" for two reasons:
- The still uncertain process on the healthcare bill.
- Interest rates
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The highly-politicized processes and the manner by which the left and the right perceive the bill, can lead the same person to come to two very different conclusions. We don't know where the vote will go next week, of course, but passage in roughly its current Senate form may be the better outcome in the short-term from a healthcare REIT stock performance perspective. The pushback from the left is related primarily to Medicaid cuts. But this is all slippery politics, and those cuts would be years away in the Senate bill and may never see the light of day (with midterms and another presidential election between now and then). Regardless, analysis of the bill's benefits and flaws is subject to massive interpretation, and as such we think gaining closure at this point is probably more shortsighted than shrewd.
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Alternatively (and cynically), we think the overwhelming force driving healthcare REIT stocks is interest rates. Juxtaposing: a) the 10-year Treasury at 2.15% (down 13% YTD), with b) the average healthcare REIT dividend yield of about 5% (120bps above the REIT average), and considering c) the benefits of trading liquidity (average daily volume of 2mm shares/REIT), we think that combination is responsible for 75%+ of the stock performance. Rolling that thesis forward, if a healthcare bill is achieved, then the next topic may be tax reform. We think that could get people re-thinking about selling fixed income and buying equities (Trumptrade #2) -- the ten-year goes up, and REITs go down (and healthcare REITs by a disproportionate amount). So wrapping up these observations leaves us primarily on the healthcare REIT sidelines for now, as we monitor a process that is happening in real time.
Mizuho's coverage universe entails nine stocks, only one, Healthcare Trust of America (HTA), with a buy rating. The firm has neutral ratings on Care Capital Properties (CCP), HCP (HCP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), LTC Properties (LTC), National Health Investors (NHI), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), Ventas (VTR) and Welltower (HCN).


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Dubai's Five Palm Jumeirah funds 200 critical heart operations for India's underprivileged children
The 200-operation milestone was marked at an event in Delhi on Sunday
Five Palm Jumeirah has celebrated saving 201 underprivileged children's lives in India through Project Udaan at the third annual Children's Heart Day with its partner, Diya India Foundation.
Jaydeep Anand, COO of Five Hotel FZCO and co-founder of Project Udaan Mashenka Anand, marked the 200-operation milestone at an event in Delhi on Sunday.
Project Udaan, which was launched on March 2017, with the aim to save a life every other day. Working in collaboration with Diya India Foundation, Project Udaan (which means 'flight' in Urdu) funds critical heart operations for children born with congenital heart defects whose parents could otherwise not afford the life-saving operation.
"We are really proud to have contributed to saving over 200 lives through Project Udaan. I believe it is our duty to give back to those who cannot take care of themselves. I would like to thank the Diya India Foundation, all of the doctors and medical staff who work tirelessly to help these children as well our colleagues and guests at Five Palm Jumeirah, all of who have contributed to today's milestone," said Mashenka Anand, co-founder of Project Udaan.
"Giving without any expectation of a return is the essence of our work at FIVE, including service to our guests, colleagues as well as the charities we support. It is an honour to be a part in this worthy initiative and we look forward to continuing this success together to save even more lives," said Jaydeep Anand, COO of Five Hotel FZCO.
Five Palm Jumeirah and Diya India Foundation on Sunday hosted the third Children's Heart Day, an annual event that brings together families who have been supported by Project Udaan to give them an opportunity to learn and meet others who have been through similar struggles.
"Eight out of 1,000 births have a congenital heart disease and half of them require heart surgery within the first few months of life. We work with a lot of families who could not otherwise afford such life-saving surgeries and it is a pleasure to be able to work with Five team to make an incredible difference," said Dr. Raja Joshi, chairman, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.


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The Originals Season 2 Episode 19 When The Levee Breaks
Elijah and Rebecca are frustrate because Klaus kill Mikael the one that Freya love, she might not help them anymore.
Dahlia shows up and tell them that she will come to get Hope today, Harley tells Jackson that she might has a way to stop Dahlia from take her. She wants to remove her magic.
Rebecca goes to convince Freya to work with Klaus, but she failed. Aiden steals magic chain from Klaus and takes it to Davina. He wants her to make it to block the magic, so Hope will no magic.
Dahlia found Hope now, she sees them but she can't get in yet. She tells Harley that she will comes to get her tomorrow. Elijah try to convince Freya to work with Klaus. She finally convinced, Camille also goes to see Klaus to convinces him.
Aiden asks Josh to run out with him, after he will tell Jackson everything. Marcel goes to ask Davina about the dagger that can stop Klaus, she tells him she will use by her decision.
Hayley tells Elijah and Klaus that she and Jackson is going to get Hope out to their pack. He tells them he knows how to kill Dahlia.
Dahlia killed Aiden and makes it looks like Klaus did it, at night Davina and Josh found him dead. Jackson and them rush to him, he doesn't refuse when they think he did.
They are angry at him, Elijah protect him. Davina gives her dagger to Marcel, she wants him to use it. Hayley try to convinces Elijah to let her go, he did. He goes to stall Klaus for them. He uses dagger on him, he tells him that Hope and Harley are gone.


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In a move that seems specifically designed to forestall European enforcement efforts, Facebook has announced they will integrate their messaging platforms worldwide, including Messenger and WhatsApp. This follows a move by the German Cartel Office ordering Facebook to stop combining user data across their social media platforms without consent. The integration of the messaging platforms would mean that all users across all platforms would effectively be in one database – exactly what the GCO is trying to prevent. Coincidence? I don't think so.
Resistance to Regulation
Facebook's resistance to regulation and to user privacy laws is now legendary, but these current actions directed to making legal enforcement on privacy impossible are remarkable and important to we ordinary publishers and advertisers.
"We can't combine user data from Messenger and WhatsApp? Ha! Just watch us integrate the products and then let's see you try to order us to unscramble the omelette!"
Why does this matter to affiliates?
Why does this screw-you approach to privacy regulation matter to affiliates and merchants? It's because it's an opportunity to weaken the stranglehold that the Google/Facebook duopoly has on the profit margins of so many online businesses. We have a dog in this fight.
Here's the thing with Facebook and Google: most of their user data comes from their proprietary tracking tags that are installed on the vast majority of commercial websites today. Those tags enable the functionality of everything from ad serving to conversion optimization to automatic user login, and many of those functions are provided for free by Google and Facebook. As an example, Google will happily provide DFP for Small Business free of charge to any website that wants it. Free is great, but at what cost?
There's an old saying that if you're not paying for a service then the product is you. Well guess what? If you're using DFP to serve your ads then your website data is the product. Ditto a Facebook Like button, or any of the other "free" functions on offer from the duopoly. These utility products and their associated tags get to collect user data on every visitor on every page and every ad clicked across an estimated 80% of all websites and almost 100% of commercial sites.
Google and Facebook Marketing Power
The resulting massive aggregation of data is what allows Google and Facebook to make so much money. The big insight though is that the data originally belongs to the website publishers. That's you. And me.
That's our first party data that is being sucked up. And you're wondering why it can be so hard to make a decent margin online? Why do Google Ads and Facebook's ad platform take so much of the advertising pie? It's because they're using our data to sell ads on our websites. Why is Facebook's advertising pricing a black box? Why are Google's auctions so good at extracting profit from the market? Why is there so much online advertising fraud?
Ultimately, all these negative effects on the market are a result of market power by these two massive incumbents. Essentially in their relevant segments they now enjoy the benefits of being effective monopolies, and as a result many people are now calling for them to be broken up. Perhaps that is too extreme, though I haven't heard a good argument why it should be. In the meantime, privacy regulation – via GDPR or by some US equivalent in the future – is a first step, and much to be supported.
In the end, if we want to see online marketing thrive in the way it should, and affiliate marketing expand exponentially, then we need to see Facebook and Google's market power reduced. We should all hope that increased enforcement of user privacy succeeds in Europe and is adopted by the USA in a way that is not hamstrung by the lobbying efforts that are already under way.
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Discovering Star Wars 30 Years Late
I'm a geek, a nerd, a dweeb, whatever you want to call me but what I know about Star Wars is limited to Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, R2-D2 and C-3PO. I must have spent too much time with GI Joe, The Transformers and Bob Barker to notice. Many will find what I am about to share both shocking and shameful. The only Star Wars movie I've ever seen all the way through is the original Star Wars which I'm told is now referred to as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. I also saw a good bit of the Empire Strikes Back but don't remember a whole lot.
After a few more Star Wars talks, I quickly realize Tyler is already a little Wookiepedia. He knows everything about the characters (including some guy named Boba Fett), the Force and Ewok battle tactics. There's no way to fake it when you're asked, "When and why did Anakin become Darth Vader?" So instead of pulling something out of my rear end I replied, "I'm not sure. We'll have to figure that out together."
My worry has turned to excitement as I'll get to fully discover Star Wars with my son by my side. I'll get to see it through his eyes and experience much of it for the first time myself. That's pretty cool.
My wife and I talked about when it's time to start watching the movies with him and I'm thinking six or seven. I'm sure other kids his age have seen it already but I don't think he's going to be alone at the lunch table if he hasn't seen any of the movies yet. Santa brought the Darth Vader toy and we have purchased some of the early reader books that introduce the characters and the story in a very simple way. Simple enough that some things are coming back to me. Who's this Boba Fett guy again?
WCCB News Rising Co-Host Derek James balances a full-time job in the glamorous world of television news (including a 2 am wake up and stale coffee) along with managing chaos every afternoon for 5-year-old Tyler and 3-year-old Chase. See more from Derek on Facebook and Twitter. He also hosts the popular entertainment news and commentary segment called The Snark Report.


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Women's Update: Coaching and Showcases
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 19, 2015) – Among the highlights last week for the U.S. Women's National Team program included the second of two USA Volleyball Collegiate All-Star Showcases, key first-round CEV Champions League matches that Team USA members competed in for their professional clubs and big news regarding Alisha Glass' first coach earning a prestigious national honor. For details, read the full U.S. Women's National Team Weekly Update below.
- In the second and final USA Volleyball Collegiate All-Star Showcase on Jan. 16 in Seal Beach, Calif., Karsta Lowe (UCLA) provided the offensive firepower with a match-high 11 kills to go with three blocks, one ace and five digs. Haleigh Washington (Penn State) added 12 points eight kills on a .400 hitting efficiency and a match-high four blocks. Jennifer Hamson (BYU) contributed nine kills in the contest. Lexi Dannemiller (Michigan) was credited with 23 assists and three aces, while Madi Bugg (Stanford) turned in 19 assists. Falyn Fonoimoana contributed 23 digs, a 43 percent on passing and eight points. Kori Moster (Michigan State) held a 43 positive reception percent on seven chances to go with six digs, while Kayla Banwarth added a match-high nine digs. Macey Gardner (Arizona State) totaled three aces and a match-high 26 reception attempts with a 46 positive percent.
- For the combined two USA Volleyball Collegiate All-Star Showcases, Karsta Lowe (UCLA) was the leading scorer with 28 points and hit .372 for the two matches. Falyn Fonoimoana recorded 23 points and added a 59 positive reception percent. Haleigh Washington (Penn State) hit .455 for the two contests with 13 kills and 19 total points. Alaysia Brown (San Diego) chipped in 16 points with a .417 hitting efficiency to go with four blocks. Lexi Dannemiller (Michigan) had 58 assists and a leading five aces and 11 digs. To watch a replay of the first Collegiate All-Star Showcase match, click here.
- Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) has received great coaching from her time with Penn State, the USA Volleyball High Performance pipeline and the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Now, her first coach and now mother, Laurie, has been recognized as the NFHS Coaches Association Volleyball Coach of the Year. According to Alisha, "(My mom) really goes above and beyond, she helps her girls in more ways than just volleyball. She finds out what they need most as a person and helps create an environment to help them grow. She challenges them to hold themselves to a higher standard, to set goals, to have dreams. She's there for them when life is tough and she provides a support system outside their family. She gets the most out of her players. She assesses her team's strengths and weaknesses and finds a way to highlight those strengths and we ended up beating people who we had no business beating because she had such a great plan." To read the full story, click here.
- Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) shared her thoughts with USA Volleyball sponsor Liberty Mutual Insurance and its Play Positive campaign on how her dad would help her prepare for match situations in a video interview. To watch the video, click here
LIVE VIDEO STREAM MATCHES THIS WEEK: Several U.S. Women's National Team members will be competing in CEV Champions League this week with matches streamed live on laola1.tv.
- Jan. 21 at 6 a.m. PT: Fenerbahce (with Hildebrand) vs. Azeryol Baku - CLICK HERE
- Jan. 21 at 10:30 a.m. PT: Dresdner (with Jackson, Kreklow, Bartsch) vs. LP Salo - CLICK HERE
- Jan. 21 at 10:30 a.m. PT: RC Cannes (with Faucette, Tom, Wopat) vs. Paritzan Vizura Beograd - CLICK HERE
- Jan. 22 at 7 a.m. PT: Eczacibasi (with Larson-Burbach) vs. Impel Wroclaw (with J. Hagglund) - CLICK HERE
- Jan. 22 at 8 a.m. PT: Rabita Baku (with Akinradewo, Dixon) vs. Dinamo Kazan - CLICK HERE
- Jan. 22 at 11 a.m. PT: Volero Zurich (with Thompson, N. Hagglund) vs. Omichka Omsk - CLICK HERE
THOMPSON, NATALIE HAGGLUND WITH VOLERO ZURICH: Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash., Twitter, Instagram) and Natalie Hagglund (Encinitas, Calif., Twitter, Instagram) are playing for Volero Zurich of the Swiss League this winter. In CEV Champions League action, Volero Zurich avenged an earlier loss to Eczacibasi by defeating its Turkish counterpart 25-23, 25-22, 25-16 on Jan. 13 to improve to 3-1 Pool D. Thompson set Volero to a 54 kill percent and .418 hitting efficiency for the match. She had three individual kills on three attempts in the victory. Thompson said "This was our best match since the start of the season. We come together and celebrated every point. We are very happy that we won so smoothly." Volero, which remains one point (9-8) behind Eczacibasi for the Pool D leadership, plays Poland's Impel Wroclaw in its next CEV Champions League match. Volero remained undefeated in the Swiss League at 14-0 following a 25-13, 25-22, 25-13 victory over fourth-place Hotel Cristal VFM on Jan. 17. Volero seeks to remain undefeated when it is tested on Jan. 24 against third-place Sagres NUC I (9-5, 25 points).
AKINRADEWO, DIXON WITH RABITA BAKU: Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla., Twitter, Instagram), a 2012 U.S. Olympic Games starter at middle blocker, and Tori Dixon (Burnsville, Minn., Twitter, Instagram) are competing for Rabita Baku in the Azerbaijan Super League and the CEV Champions League this club season. Rabita Baku downed Agel Prostejov 25-21, 25-12, 23-25, 25-15 on Jan. 15 in CEV Champions League Pool A. Akinradewo tallied 16 points with nine kills on 13 attacks, six blocks and an ace. For her efforts, she was named to Laola1TV's CEV Dream Team of the Week. For a video highlight of her performance, visit http://www.laola1.tv/en-int/video/leg-4-dream-team-of-the-week/282569.html. In the same match, Dixon notched 10 points with eight kills on 12 errorless attacks and two blocks. Rabita is now 2-2 and in third place in Pool A heading into its Jan. 22 match versus Dinamo Kazan.
LLOYD WITH LOKOMOTIV BAKU: Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif., Instagram) is setting for Lokomotiv Baku this winter in the Azerbaijan Super League. In the CEV Cup, Lokomotiv powered past Russia's Dinamo Krasnodar with a 25-22, 25-18, 25-22 victory on Jan. 14 to start the 4th Final Round home-and-home series. Lloyd set the squad to a 45 kill percent and .269 hitting efficiency in the victory while adding four blocks, one ace and a kill for six points. Lokomotiv needs just one set in the return match on Jan. 20 to advance to the next round.
FAWCETT WITH KOREA EXPRESSWAY: Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio, Instagram) is playing in the Korea V-League with Korea Expressway this winter. Fawcett collected 27 points in Korea Expressway's 25-19, 25-14, 25-21 victory over Heungkuk Pink Spiders on Jan. 13. She was credited with 25 kills on 52 attempts in the win, along with two blocks. For video highlights of Fawcett playing Heungkuk, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr4JxnIjgOg. On Jan. 19, Korea Expressway rallied to defeat GS Caltex 22-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-17, 15-12. Fawcett totaled a team-high 36 points with 35 kills on 94 attacks. On the other side of the net, American Haley Eckerman scored a match-high 42 points in the loss, which included 40 kills on 96 attacks. To watch a video highlight of Fawcett from the Korea V-League, click here. In other news, Fawcett was selected to play in the Korean V-League All-Star match slated for Jan. 25.
GLASS, ADAMS WITH CONEGLIANO: Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich., Twitter, Instagram), the best setter of the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Italy 2014, and Rachael Adams (Cincinnati, Ohio, Twitter, Instagram) are playing for Imoco Volley Conegliano of the Italian Serie A1 this winter. Micha Hancock (Edmond, Okla.), the 2014 AVCA Division I Player of the Year, was signed in mid-January as Glass recovers from an injury. In the opening match of its CEV Cup 4th Final Round, Conegliano dispatched Poland's PGE Atom Trefl Sopot 25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 25-13 on Jan. 14. Adams turned in seven points in the victory, including three aces, three kills on seven attacks and a block. Glass remained sidelined with an injury. On the opposite side of the net, American Brittnee Cooper scored eight points coming off the bench to start the final three sets. Conegliano looks to sweep the home-and-home series with Atom Trefl Sopot as the teams meet again on Jan. 22. Conegliano rallied to defeat Zeta System Urbino (1-13, 4 points) 25-18, 19-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-10 as Hancock helped provide the spark in starting the final two sets. Adams scored eight points with five kills on 11 attacks, two blocks and an ace. Hancock totaled two points with a kill and ace. She set Conegliano to a .339 hitting efficiency in the final two sets. Conegliano (9-5, 26 points), which dropped into a tie for fourth place, returns to Italian Serie A1 action on Jan. 25 against seventh-place Foppapedretti Bergamo (7-7, 23 points).
GIBBEMEYER WITH CASALMAGGIORE: Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn., Twitter, Instagram) is playing for Pomi Casalmaggiore of the Italian Serie A1 in 2014-15. Casalmaggiore swept Metalleghe Sanitars Montichiari (6-8, 19 points) 25-20, 25-23, 25-16 on Jan. 18 to improve to 10-4 with 29 points. Gibbemyer contributed seven points with four kills on nine attacks, two aces and a block in the victory. Casalmaggiore, which remains in third place, travels to 10th-place Il Bisonte Firenze (4-10, 14 points) on Jan. 26 in its next Italian Serie A1 match.
HILL, KLINEMAN WITH NOVARA: Kim Hill (Portland, Ore., Twitter, Instagram), the most valuable player of the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Italy 2014, and Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif., Twitter, Instagram) are playing for Igor Gorgonzola Novara of the Italian Serie A1 this winter. Novara was handed a 22-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 15-9 loss to Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio on Jan. 18. Hill notched 17 points, all kills coming via 44 attacks. She added a 90 positive reception percent on 40 of the team's 86 service receptions. Klineman tacked on 13 points with 12 kills and a block while having a 63 positive reception on 19 chances. Novara (12-2, 36 points), which remains in first place with a five-point cushion over second-place LIU JO Modena (10-4, 31 points), looks to avoid a two-match losing streak as it meets up with 12th-place Zeta System Urbino Volley (1-13, 4 points) on Jan. 24. Novara started its CEV Challenge Cup 8th Final Round home-and-home series with a 25-21, 25-17, 22-25, 25-16 loss on Jan. 14 away from its home gym. Neither Hill or Klineman traveled for the match. Novara now is under pressure to win the second match either 3-0 or 3-1 (with better point ratio) of the series on Jan. 21 to advance to the next round.
JENNA HAGGLUND WITH IMPEL WROCLAW: U.S. setter Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio, Twitter, Instagram) signed with Impel Wroclaw of Poland's Orlen Liga late in 2014 and has started to competition. Impel Wroclaw rallied to defeat Tauron Banimex MKS Dabrowa Gornicza 23-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-18 on Jan. 17. Hagglund was a sub in the first and fourth sets, providing one ace on four serves. On the opposite side of the net, American Gina Mancuso totaled seven points with six kills and a block to go with 23 service receptions. Impel Wroclaw (11-5, 33 pionts), which remains in fifth place, moves into Orlen Liga 17th round on Jan. 26 against fourth-place BKS Aluprof Bielsko-Biala (11-5, 34 points). In CEV Champions League action, Impel Wroclaw continues to search for its first Pool D victory after falling to Russia's Omichka Omsk 25-14, 25-23, 24-26, 25-21 on Jan. 14. Hagglund did not suit for the match. Impel Wroclaw (0-4) seeks to break its four-match losing streak on Jan. 22 against Turkey's Eczacibasi VitrA Istanbul, which leads Pool D with a 3-1 record and nine points.
DAVIS, LICTHMAN WITH Le CANNET: Two-time U.S. Olympic libero Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif., Twitter, Instagram) and outside hitter Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif., Twitter) are competing for Le Cannet in the French LAF this winter. LeCannet lost to AON Pannaxiakos Naxos 25-23, 25-23, 25-22 to start its CEV Challenge Cup 8th Final Round home-and-home series on Jan. 13. Lichtman scored nine kills on 26 attacks with three aces for 12 points in the loss. She added 23 service receptions with a 43 positive percent and just one error. Davis had a 64 positive reception percent on 14 chances. Le Cannet now must defeat AON Pannaxiakos Naxos in three sets on Jan. 21 for a chance to move on to the next round. In the French League, Le Cannet could not overcome league-leader in a 17-25, 25-23, 30-28, 25-23 loss on Jan. 17. Lichtman pocketed 12 points with nine kills, two blocks and an ace while being credited with a 61 positive reception percent on 18 chances. Davis was 69 percent positive on a team-leading 36 reception chances. Le Cannet (10-2, 28 points), which remains in second place despite the loss, takes on 12th-place Hainaut (1-11, 4 points) on Jan. 24 in the next league match.
FAUCETTE WITH RC CANNES: U.S. Women's National Team opposite Juliann Faucette (San Diego, Calif., Twitter, Instagram) is playing with RC Cannes in France this winter, along with four-time U.S. Olympian Logan Tom and Carly Wopat. In CEV Champions League, RC Cannes took its first loss in Pool E following a 25-11, 25-22, 25-12 loss to Turkey's VakifBank Istanbul on Jan. 13. Tom scored seven points in the loss while handling 14 service receptions with a 43 positive percent. Faucette did not play. RC Cannes (3-1, 7 points), which falls into second place in Pool E, looks to avoid a two-match losing streak on Jan. 21 as it faces Partizan Vizura Beograd. RC Cannes rallied past Le Cannet in a battle of the top two teams in the French League following a 17-25, 25-13, 30-28, 25-23 victory on Jan. 17. Tom scored nine points with a 64 positive reception percent as both Faucette and Wopat did not play. RC Cannes (11-1, 34 points), now with a six-point cushion over Le Cannet in the league standings, plays 10th-place Istres (3-9, 8 points) on Jan. 24 in the next French League match.
KREKLOW, JACKSON WITH DRESDNER: Molly Kreklow (Delano, Minn., Twitter, Instagram), who was in her first year with the U.S. National Team this past summer, and Cursty Jackson (Los Angeles, Twitter, Instagram) are playing for Dresdner SC of the German Bundesliga and in the European (CEV) Champions League. In CEV Champions League, Dresdner absorbed its second straight loss to Italy's Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio with a 25-21, 25-18, 25-20 setback on Jan. 14. Jackson converted seven kills on 10 attacks in the loss. Kreklow set Dresdner to a 35 kill percent while adding one individual ace. Dresdner (2-2), in third-place in Pool C, looks to break its two-match CEV Champions League losing streak against LP Salo on Jan. 21. In the German Bundesliga, Dresdner was idle and maintains a 15-0 mark in the league with 42 points, nine points ahead of second-place Schweriner. Dresder resumes German Bundesliga action on Jan. 25 against Aachen.
MIYASHIRO WITH ALLIANZ MTV STUTTGART: Tama Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii, Twitter), a 2012 U.S. Olympic silver medalist, joined Allianz MTV Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga in mid-November. Stuttgart held off VT Aurubis Hamburg 25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 25-15 on Jan. 14 as Miyashiro handled 19 service receptions with a 42 positive percent and just one error. American teammate Heather Meyers totaled 13 points in the victory, while Nichole Lindow and Katherine Harms added seven points each. On the opposite side of the court Americans Sara Shaw, Alexis Olgard and Kylin Munoz scored 12, nine and seven points, respectively. Stuttgart (11-4, 35 points) continues to reside in second place in the German Bundesliga prior to its Jan. 24 match with VCO Berlin.
LARSON-BURBACH WITH ECZACIBASI: Jordan Larson-Burbach (Hooper, Neb., Twitter, Instagram), a 2012 U.S. Olympian and starting outside hitters, is playing for Eczacibasi Vitra of the Turkish League this winter. In CEV Champions League Pool D, Eczacibasi took its first loss of the season with a 25-23, 25-22, 25-16 setback to Switzerland's Volero Zurich on Jan. 13. Larson-Burbach recorded seven kills in the loss. Eczacibasi (4-1), which remains in first place in Pool D with a 9-8 point advantage over Volero, challenges Poland's Impel Wroclaw (0-4) on Jan. 22 in its next first-round match. In the Turkish League, Eczacibasi edged league-leader VakifBank 25-19, 25-16, 17-25, 20-25, 15-7 on Jan. 18. Larson-Burbach contributed 11 points in the victory with nine kills, one block and one ace. She handled 37 of the team's 81 receptions with a 43 positive percent. With the win, Eczacibasi pulls to within one point of VakifBank for first place and now faces 10th-place Ilbank on Jan. 25 in its next Turkish League match.
HILDEBRAND WITH FENERBAHCE: Kristin Hildebrand (Orem, Utah, Twitter, Instagram) is playing for Fenerbahce of the Turkish League this winter. In CEV Champions League action, Fenerbahce remained undefeated in four Pool B matches after sweeping Nantes 25-15, 25-14, 25-14 on Jan. 14. Hildebrand did not see action in the match. Fenerbahce resumes CEV action on Jan. 21 against second-place Azeryol Baku (3-1). In the Turkish League, Fenerbahce blanked Galatasaray 25-19, 25-20, 27-25 on Jan. 18 as Hildebrand did not suit for the match. Fenerbahce, in third place with 32 points and just three points out of first place, challenges fifth-place Idman Ocagi on Jan. 25 in the next league contest.
HOOD WITH ILBANK: Regan Hood (Dallas, Texas, Instagram) is playing for Ilbank of the Turkish League in 2014-15, as well as the CEV Challenge Cup. In CEV Challenge Cup action, Ilbank lost to Russia's Uralochka-NTMK Ekaterinburg 25-22, 25-20, 25-17 on Jan. 14 to start its 8th Final Round home-and-home series. Hood totaled nine points with seven kills, one ace and a block to go with a 67 positive reception percent on 15 chances. Ilbank now must defeat Uralochka in three sets in Russia for a chance to advance to the next round. In Turkish League action, Ilbank rallied to defeat Bursa B.Sehir Bld. 24-26, 25-21, 24-26, 25-22, 17-15 on Jan. 18. Hood amassed 21 points with 19 kills on 58 attacks and two blocks. She added a 61 positive reception percent on 23 attempts. Ilbank, in 10th place in the league, returns to action on Jan. 25 against second-place Eczacibasi.
NEWCOMBE WITH IDMAN OCAGI: Sonja Newcombe (Lake Arrowhead, Calif., Twitter, Instagram) is playing for Trabzon Idman Ocagi of the Turkish League this winter. Idman Ocagi came back from a slow start to stop Bakirkoy Bld. Yesilyurt 23-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-18 on Jan. 18. Newcombe contributed 12 points with 10 kills on 27 attacks and two blocks in the victory. She added a 56 positive reception percent on 18 chances. Idman Ocagi, in fifth place with 22 points, has a stiff test ahead on Jan. 25 as it faces third-place Fenerbahce.
MURPHY WITH AGEO MEDICS: Kelly Murphy (Wilmington, Ill., Twitter, Instagram) is competing in Japan this winter for Ageo Medics in the V-League's top division. Ageo claimed a 25-19, 19-25, 31-29, 21-25, 15-10 victory over seventh-place Toyota on Jan. 17. Murphy collected 36 kills on 83 attacks, one block and one ace for 38 points. Ageo earned its second victory over the weekend with a 25-16, 26-24, 25-27, 25-17 victory over second-place Okayama on Jan. 18. Murphy pocketed 23 kills on 67 attacks and one block for 24 points. Ageo is now in fifth place with a 5-6 record.
PAOLINI WITH HITACHI: Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich., Instagram) is playing for Hitachi in the Japan V-League this winter. Hitachi dropped a 25-18, 25-19, 25-18 match to Toray on Jan. 17. Paolini charted 10 kills on 21 attacks in the loss. Hitachi came up on the losing end of a 25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 23-25, 16-14 match to Denso on Jan. 18. Paolini secured 16 kills on 42 attacks, two blocks and an ace for 19 points. Hitachi falls to sixth place with a 5-6 record.
WEBSTER WITH PRAIA CLUBE: Bailey Webster (Baltimore, Md.) is competing for Praia Clube in the Brazilian Superliga this winter. Praia Clube lost to Camponesa/Minas 25-16, 25-13, 25-15 on Jan. 13 in the second half's second round. Webster was a sub in the first and third sets, and did not score.
OPEN TRYOUTS: The annual U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts will be held Feb. 20-22 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. A record 245 athletes participated in last year's tryout, and a similar number is expected in 2015. Athletes eligible to participate are those who have concluded college eligibility, current collegiate athletes born in the years 1987-1997 inclusive and high school athletes born in 1997 or earlier. The tryout will be identifying athletes for the U.S. Women's National Team Program, the U.S. Collegiate National Team and the U.S. Women's Junior National Team (athletes born in 1996 and 1997). The tryout fee is $225, which includes housing, meals, local transportation and tryout expenses. For athletes not staying at the OTC, the fee is $150. For additional details and how to register for the tryout, click here.


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The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), as part of its continuous outreach efforts about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), shares this story related to Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, submitted by the University of Makeni, a UNAI member institution located in Sierra Leone.
16 October 2018 - The University of Makeni (Sierra Leone), a member institution of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), recently presented through its Mental Health Program the findings of Psychological First Aid - PFA research conducted during a study that took place in the districts of Port Loko, Western Urban, Western Rural, Kenema and Kailahun. The research was done in collaboration with the War Trauma Foundation, the John Snow Institute (Sierra Leone), the Free University (Netherlands) and the Queen Margaret University (United Kingdom).
The Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the War Trauma Foundation and World Vision International. It is an important tool written for people in a position to help others who have experienced an extremely distressing event. It gives a framework for supporting people in ways that respect their dignity, culture and abilities, and has an evidence-informed modular approach for assisting people in the immediate aftermath of disaster and crisis to reduce initial distress and to foster short and long-term adaptive functioning.
Rebecca Esliker, Director of the University of Makeni Mental Health Program, explained that the now concluded research study aimed to find out whether PFA strengthens the capacity for the provision of effective support to acutely distressed beneficiaries in the context of humanitarian crisis. It consisted of two phases: a qualitative interview study, looking back at how PFA was used during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and Liberia, and a randomized controlled trial to understand how training in PFA affects the skills, knowledge and behavior of health care workers.
During the Ebola Crisis, people from non-governmental organizations and the health care sector have been trained in PFA. After the Ebola Crisis the Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone in collaboration with WHO and other partners embarked on a PFA roll-out to all health sectors in the country in preparedness for the event of another disaster. A total of 408 health care workers in 6 districts participated in this study. Community Health Centre nurse Susan A Sesay, agreed that they have a role to play as medical practitioners to ensure behavioral change from the people and ensure there is more information.
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Have a great half term...
Well you only have one term left of Year 6! How quick is the year passing?
Well done for all you've achieved this term: particularly with your efforts towards the SATs and your inspiring work in arts week this week.
We will have a geography based topic next term, where we will make many links to the Isle of Wight. A letter has gone out today to those coming on the trip with further details, including a kit list.
I hope you can all begin to learn your lines over the half term break, and get familiar with the story of the play.
Have a great break; see you on 3rd June! (Running Club will be on that morning; unfortunately I have had to cancel IntoFilm Club on 4th June).
Tewkesbury Abbey Project...
Cross Stitch
100WC Pic Challenge...
K'nex Final
Arts Week...
We are doing some great work to do with our locality, using different media and techniques, to create some inspiring images...
A great start everyone!
Fibonacci Sequence...
This morning we looked at the Fibonacci sequence in a 'trial lesson' for one of my favourite Mathematical websites: YouCubed.
We looked at the sequence and then saw it's relationship to square numbers.
After this we talked about 'the golden ratio' and how it relates to the Ficonacci Sequence. We then looked to see how it was used in nature and we discussed whether the Nautilus (a creature that divides Mathematicians) Shell had a spiral of the 'golden ratio'.
The "golden ratio" is a unique mathematical relationship, and easy to spot in the natural world. ... The golden ratio is about 1.618, and represented by the Greek letter phi.
It was a very interesting lesson and some of us have taken it home to explore further...
Bikeability 2019...
Well done Y6!
Woodland Workshop
Following this morning's Reading Test and inspired by Miss Stoker's recent visit to Finland, the children had the afternoon to focus on their own projects in the Woodland Workshop today. Many of the children were very creative and adventurous with their time...
We hope you enjoyed your session with Mr. Williams this afternoon, which was all based around teamwork.
Longball was a new game to me and one I think we shall play again!
What was your favourite part of the session? Did you learn any new aspects about being part of a team?
SATs Breakfast & SPaG
Keep Calm...
Well done on getting through a week which saw a fair amount of focus on next week.
Now it's time to relax; refresh and be ready to show off your academic abilities next
SPaG Prep...
5 Words to be included...
This week we have 5 words that all need to be in your writing but they can be in any order. They are:
This afternoon we learned a little bit about Darwin and we looked at his discoveries on the Gapalagos Islands...
Extended weekend!
Outdoor Gym
SATs Prep...
Some children wanted to bring home some extra little bits of practice material for helping them with their SATs today.
This was mainly in translation of shapes and mean averages in Mathematics...
There maybe a few more opportunities to take things home in the coming days, if they wish to get some extra confidence in the different areas of SATs week.
Subjunctive Form...
We revisited the subjunctive form today - are you now feeling comfortable with it?
The above video provides a very clear explanation if you want to learn more about it!
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I thought I wanted some applesauce but I found this container of blueberries instead and now I'm eating them and writing this and wondering how I wasted all that time because I should've written my cover letter and sent my submissions already and I haven't and it's already 1:45 (it will be later when I finally finish and post this) and then I'll probably want to read some before I go to sleep.
Today I found something and Wolf is ecstatic because yesterday we had a bad time of things and felt really low about it and it's bad for me all over, but Wolf comes off worst in those instances because he needs to feel like he can control things and it makes me worry about some things that I had originally thought were just expanding my philosophical horizons, but I think that this philosophy is a little too attractive to Wolf because he relishes the idea that we can make things happen or make people do or think or feel things, and I don't want it to go to his head because seriously, Wolf is working in direct opposition to one of my goals and I hate that about him.
These blueberries are rotting. Awesome. Time to stop eating them, I guess.
I thought about it though and Wolf does have his uses because I have him write things for me because he needs something to do with all that selfish energy and it's the ONE thing he does where he's actually interested in pleasing other people, which is probably good for him, and I think it's good for me too because I take things personally but I don't so much with my writing because Wolf is more confident that whatever he does will turn out to be somewhat appealing, even if he has to destroy it and make it all over again half a dozen times—loud noise downstairs? Hmm…must investigate…or wake up dad. Or…investigate with brother, then wake up dad.
The latter.
*insert string of enraged animal noises*
At least Dad and I are probably equally pissed off, so there's that…I guess we're waiting for—
Anyway, I'm hoping the police won't wake up the puppies when they get here, or we'll have screaming beagles on top of everything else. Awesome.
I hate this side of town. I hate hate hate it.
*quiet snarling*
Thus ends a blog entry that was bound to be unproductive anyway. Now I have so much anger-based adrenaline that I'm not going to fall asleep for hours.
Oh well. Time to do my cover letter.
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Spring is Here to Stay!
Welcome to all of you. I am so happy that you have come to check out my sweet little cottage Shabby Lane. I feel so happy and loved here and just can hardly wait to share it throughout the seasons. Continue reading
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YOUNGSTOWN – Vera Pompeii Toriello Schiavone, 98, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at her home surrounded by family.
Friends may call on Monday, June 3 from 10 to 11:45 a.m. at St. Christine Catholic Church, 3165 S. Schenley Ave., in Youngstown, with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at noon.
Vera was born on April 21, 1921, in Struthers, the ninth child born to Diamanté and Emilio Toriello.
Vera had three passions - Faith, Family, and Food. She was a quiet woman who turned faithfully and often to the Lord. When she said she would "pray for you" she did, and her family and friends were keenly aware of the power and results of her prayers.
Food and family were most often intertwined. She embraced her Italian heritage and felt most at home in her kitchen cooking and baking, making each meal a memorable feast. Her dream home on Lockwood Blvd. became the center of family life where her extended family gathered frequently on Holy days and holidays. Her recipes for fine meals and a joy-filled life have been passed on to three loving generations.
It was the grocery business that led her to meet the love of her life, Leonard Schiavone, who was her soulmate of 64 years and where they worked together for more than 40 years at Schiavone United Family Foods.
She attended evening classes at Youngstown College, however, her dream of a nursing career was sidelined by World War II, when she was needed to replace her brothers in the family grocery store, Toriello's Market. Her other passions and caring for others only grew, and between long hours at the store, she volunteered at the American Red Cross and gave countless hours of service to aid in the war effort. Her love of America never faltered, and her patriotism was evident as she proudly sold poppies, bonds, and numerous raffle tickets to support the veterans she loved.
Vera was the devoted mother of Anna Marie Newman (Chris) of Poland, Carmie Buchanan (Buck), of Devon, Pa., Antionette Schiavone (Hugh Bufkin) of Hendersonville, N.C., Len (Deb) of Keller, Texas, and Carmine (Lisa) of Havertown, Pa.; the loving grandmother of 13 grandchildren, Erin (Matt), Alexa (Tim), Justin (Laura), Ashley, Casey (Leah), Sara (Freddy), Lil, Josh, Tucker, Emily (Jarrod), Haley (Vince), Ian, and Emma; and nine great-grandchildren, Ben, Hayes, Jack, Patch, Joseph, Van, Danielle, Quinn, and Marus, and many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Neil, John, Dan, Ray; and sisters, Rose Crea, Evelyn Rimedio, Mary Todhunter, and Antionette Toriello.
She was a long time member of the Women's Grocers Association, and American Legion Post 301 Women's Auxiliary. She and Leonard traveled the world extensively. She loved to read and proudly kept a running list of all the books she read. In her later years, her most cherished pastime was her phone chats with her family and friends. She made it her mission to remember everyone's birthday, anniversary, or special event in their life, and always stayed connected to family because that was the essence of Vera.
On Easter Sunday, she celebrated her 98th birthday with her family, and now, on Ascension Thursday, she has returned to her heavenly home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests material donations in memory of Vera Schiavone be made to Veterans Food Pantry checks payable to VAMC GPF 1222 2031 Belmont Ave. Youngstown OH 44505 or the Salvation Army 1501 Glenwood Ave, Youngstown, OH 44511.
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Jessica Noviello • April 05, 2016
This year's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference devoted two oral presentation sessions to questions related to icy satellites in our solar system. Jessica Noviello reports back from the conference.
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Image processing enthusiast Ian Regan produced a pretty view of Titan's lake-filled north pole, now visible to Cassini's cameras in the summer sun.
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Tomorrow, Cassini will fly by Titan, picking up a gravity assist that will tilt its orbit slightly up and out of the ring plane. That will end what has been a wonderful year of frequent encounters with Saturnian moons.
Deepak Dhingra • January 07, 2016
The Division of Planetary Science (DPS) Meeting saw many exciting scientific discussions spanning the range of processes on different planetary bodies, as well as their replication in the laboratory and in models.
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Mrs. Mary Lembcke
I am a proud Purdue University Alumni! Boiler Up! I grew up in the Chicagoland area and moved to the great state of Texas 7 years ago. I am a wife to an incredible husband and mother to two spunky young ladies. I've taught Family and Consumer Sciences in Indiana, Illinois and now Texas.
I'm excited to be teaching Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness, Counseling and Mental Health and Principles of Human Services. I'm looking forward to another stupendous year at MAC! Go Brahmas!
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4th Period (11:45 - 12:35) Counseling and Mental Health
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We're going to start the week with a guest post from our friend Zach in Croatia. Because of conservative attitudes toward homosexuality in his home country, Zach has asked that we not use his last name.
I've never understood open relationships. Maybe I'm just an idiot who judges that kind behavior. Maybe I'm just a romantic (a different kind of idiot, perhaps) who believes in monogamy. All I know for sure is that an open relationship isn't right for me. Our relationship was mostly good. We always used to tell each other how much we loved one and other. It was so cute! If you want to express your love to your partner but you're not sure how, browse this site.
Funny thing is, I was in an open relationship recently, and I didn't even realize it.
Let me explain.
For two years, I had a boyfriend. I thought we were monogamous, but in fact, there was a third party in our relationship: my car.
Just to be clear, we weren't fetishists. My boyfriend and I didn't get off on exhaust pipes or gear shifts. But the car was a key player in keeping our relationship alive.
My boyfriend and I lived 280 km (174 miles) apart. He had his own place, so for privacy reasons, I traveled to see him once or twice each week.
Because of our work schedules and the unreliable buses and trains in Croatia, it made the most sense for me to make the trip by car. If I'd taken the highways, it would've been roughly a 2.5 hour drive in each direction.
Unfortunately, the highways here are very expensive to use, so I took local roads instead. That turned my 2.5-hour drive into one that took four hours–sometimes more, depending on traffic and weather.
I would time my drive to arrive as he was getting off work. Then, I'd spend a few hours with him and head back. You get the picture? Four hours on the road, about five hours with him, then four more hours driving home.
These are the things we do for love.
If you don't enjoy driving, I'm sure that sounds like a nightmare, but I could happily spend hours behind the wheel. I also enjoyed making friends along the route; I got to know police officers, hitchhikers, even a girl who works at a gas station where I'd fill up. (She was heartbroken when I told her that I'm gay: "Why can't I find a guy who'll drive from another part of the country to see me?")
Through all of it, my little bundle of joy worked perfectly, without a single problem. As much love as I put into my relationship, I put the same into maintaining my car. I couldn't bear the thought of not being able to see my boyfriend, so I always made sure that my car was in great condition, checking the oil, filters, brakes, battery, tires, and everything else. I treated it like it was my second partner.
So, if my car was running perfectly and it was the tool of keeping our relationship alive, why did my boyfriend and I break up?
Because during the last few months we were together, I noticed that I was more excited about the drive and seeing the sights along the way than I was to see him.
As I said, I'm really not the sort of person who can give his attention to more than one partner.
It's all for the best, though. By the end, my boyfriend and I didn't share the same vision of our relationship anymore, so we decided to part ways.
I put a lot of miles on my car during those two years, and I will cherish them forever. When I shut the door of my car and turned it on to leave for the last time, I felt great sadness but I knew the open road was waiting for me.